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>>Anybody remember "Blue Laws" and no alcohol sales on Sunday?

Any religion "running" things can be a bad thing.

You sure you wanted to let that much out about yourself?<<

Assuming that Pete meant "Blue Laws" to be laws based on enforcing a particular religious view and by "religion running things" that he meant theocracy - then I agree with his post.

Laws should be based on the constitutional authority that the people have voluntarily given to the government. The government should not be able to claim power beyond the constitution by claiming religious justification.

As a separate but also important issue our government is not empowered to forbid personal religious expression and has gone too far in some cases claiming a wall of seperation.

If you read all of my posts here you will see that we are in agreement.

I am wary of any "religion" that would gain power in any government, as you said a theocracy. Even within the Christian denominations in this country there is a wide range of beliefs. Some of the whacked-out hard liners, if they came to power, could give the Taliban a run for their money.

I believe in the rule of law, and I don't mind it grounded in a Jewish/Christian background.

This subject comes up every now and again with similar feelings on all sides.