[Cornpone]

Here’s the new world order:

Cultures that support separation of church and state: Christian, Confucian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Orthodox

Cultures that don’t support separation of church and state: Muslim

If you want world peace, guess which one has to go?

[muawiyah]

Hmmmm ~ separation of church and state ~ the Byzantine Emperor was "head" of the Orthodox for a very long time. Did they abandon that idea finally?

You really have to be careful with these blanket statements because it only takes one case to the contrary to disprove them.

Oh, yes, Queen Elizabeth is head of the Anglicans. Almost forgot her. They have state churches in the Scandinavian states as well.

I'm trying to remember when Buddhism renounced the privilege of kicking around the state (when it can), and Shinto was a state religion not too recently ~ caused all sorts of problems too.

[muawiyah]

As far as Billzo being a "paid agent", and that being news, I'd encourage you to note that he was always a "paid agent" and did not recently abandon being one.

[Elyse]

Cultures that support separation of church and state: Christian

I think that would be more accurate if you said Christians support the separation between ONE church and state. They certainly don't support the total separation of Christian morals and values from the state.

[Calpernia]

No, there is one more. Ark of Hope.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1578025/posts
Earth Charter and the Ark of Hope - New World Order

[CowboyJay]

If you want world peace, guess which one has to go?

The current management doesn't really care much about religion, IMHO. Tends to make the koolaid wear off. Think they'd rather just do away with the whole concept, but they haven't quite gotten that pesky 2nd Law of Thermodynamics out of the way yet.