Sudetenland, let me first apologize for saying you don’t like religion. That was over the top, and I’m sorry.
As to the rest of your post, theocracies are not more or even as dangerous as Marxists (historical fact). It’s possible theocracies could be more dangerous, but they haven’t yet proven nearly as capable of destroying human life as the Marxists.
The founders didn’t want a national church, like the Church of England. On the other hand, they placed to right of free religious expression in the constitution. We are in agreement on that matter.
I’m not a Rudy hater. I don’t agree with his politics—he’s no conservative—but I don’t hate him.
No harm-no foul. If I truly took personal affront at every snide remark made against me, I would long ago have jumped off a cliff (figuratively speaking as...well...I live in Houston, I'd have to trek a pretty long way to do so and by then I would have talked myself out of it :))and I would be guilty of an obscene amount of hypocrisy.
We do this because we believe in our nation and even the most rational of us can allow our emotions to get the better of us. If any of us was perfect, we Chistians would be reciting their name at the end of our prayers rather than Christ's.
Lastly, you don't do this for as long as I have been blogging and debating Liberals without deriving some degree of pleasure from it. Oh and your last sentence...is the sign of a true-hearted Conservative. I have always maintained that only a Liberal can actually "hate" someone for having a differing view from them.
Ego te absolvo. Now go say three Hail Ann's and have a blessed life.