I think that almost any energy spent fighting the rising tide of religion in public life and maintaining the split between church and state is wasted. In the UK we have:
An established Church (the Church of England) Bishops of the CoE have the right to sit in the House of Lords, our upper chamber of government All schools must have an act of worship every day, "broadly Christian in character". Compulsory "religious education" in schools up to the age of 15.
etc, etc.
The world didn't end. In fact, the main effect of state-sponsored religion has been to saddle the Church of England with a crippling financial burden of having to maintain national coverage of churches and vicars and weaken it forever. Also, I maintain my view that having compulsory RE in schools is entirely beneficial, since it exposes the bright and questioning kids early on to the fact that there are some adults out there who talk the most astonishing rubbish, and the other sort are lost anyway so who cares.
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dd
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