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Originally posted by Andre the Giant:
Just as a parting shot about religion and how it interacts with government....

Here are a couple of examples of secular governments that suppress all religious input.

1) The Soviet Union
2) China

Hmmm. Not exactly utopian societies, right?

Then we have some religious states.

1) Iran
2) Afganistan

Hmmm. They aren't much different are they?
The only flaw I'd say is that China and the Soviet Union attempt(ed) to suppress religion in everything, not just government. Religion *should* be supressed in government activities. Personal activities it should not - it's up to individual.
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