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Originally posted by Nic Name
... there is little room for a separation of fundamentalist Christianity and American patriotism, which are too often treated as moral equivalents and common values of all Americans.

Many American politicians today seem to miss the point that the separation of church and state in the Constitution is to ensure religious freedoms.

Exactly on the mark Nic. This is very helpful when the dogs of war are unleashed. You're not killing so your neighbors SUV is an affordable ride, you are killing for God and his chosen people.