[MD] Theocracy, Secularism, and Democracy

[Steven Peterson]

Hi Arlo,

On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:14 PM, ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:
> [Platt]
> Ron has nailed it. There's no separation of church and state in Islam.
>
> [Arlo]
> On the news today a protest rally against the "ground zero mosque", all singing
> "God Bless America"....
>
> I think the clear evidence shows many on the right that would welcome tearing
> down the walls of church and state in this country, provided the church was
> their own, of course...
>
> To be precise, there is no separation of church and state in Christianity
> either, such a division is a secular concept derived from enlightenment
> philosophy, not from the teachings of Christ (just ask the Pope).
>
> Apart from this, a great commentary from Keith Olbermann...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZpT2Muxoo0


Steve:
Nice Olbermann comentary.

Are you sniffing some Southern "Strategery" going on here?

Best,
Steve