> Chrikey, lots of people really don't like God.
>
> 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.
The catch is, Rapture Republicans won't do us the favor of limiting themselves to those projects alone...
-- Shane