He goes by many names: the bugman, the hammer, "I am the federal government", (insert your favorite pejorative name here).
Now, Tom DeLay (R-TX) has indicated that there should be no seperation between Church and State.
In an article published in the Houston Chronicle, detailing upcoming arguments regarding the placement of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas Capitol, DeLay says "I hope the Supreme Court will finally read the Constitution and see there's no such thing, or no mention, of separation of church and state in the Constitution."
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I refer you to the text of the First Amendment (technically not part of the original draft of the constitution, but added later. I guess DeLay skipped that day of Civics):
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
It probably doesn't surprise anyone that DeLay has taken this view. Freedom of religion, or freedom "from" religion simply doesn't comport with his biblical worldview that he and his people are hastening the apocalypse so they can all go to heaven and "we" liberals can be sent to hell. But what does surprise me is that so few self-described "Christians" that oppose his style of Christianity (Jesus the warrior, for example) have been reluctant to speak out against DeLay and the rest of the evangelicals.
My question to the Kossacks: Without alienating christians, what are some good ways to defang evangelicals who preach intolerance, exclusion, and force their view on others as the "only" way to heaven? How can your marginalize the positions of people like DeLay, Falwell, Robertson, etc., while not alienating the faithful? Citations to scripture would be helpful, as they are the most difficult for these folks to dispute (please cite the bible version - King James, etc. - where applicable)