Theocracy vs. democracy

So I looked at my Facebook page this morning and one of my friends had posted one of those "subscribe to" deals: "Remind Obama that we are still a Christian nation". I responded with "Except that darn Constitution says different...", which probably will not endear me to my friend and those who subscribe to such a notion. But it seems to me that those who believe the U.S. is a Christian nation really haven't thought through the implications of this - or if they have they really don't believe in the Constitution. It also seems to me that the Christian right is attempting to change the game and the rules since they've been unable to "win" otherwise.

These folks contend that since the 1st amendment doesn't explicitly say "separation of church and state" and since many of the founders were Christian the U.S. is a "Christian nation". The implications of such a view are frightening. Do you really want to live in a theocracy instead of a democracy? Do you really want to have "Christianity" as the state religion? If so, which branch of Christianity?

Let's say the answer is yes to the first two questions and "Protestantism" for the last question. Now, teachers will be allowed (forced?) to lead their classes in Protestant prayers to begin the day, including those students who aren't Protestants. Let's say your friend is Catholic - how do you suppose she will feel having her child forced to say a Protestant prayer in school? And do you seriously think that daily prayer in school will somehow magically cure all of society's ills? Is it the case that your child can't pray now?

We've seen the face of theocracy, and it isn't pretty. What would the Christian version of "sharia law" look like, and do you really want such a thing for our country?

The Christian right wants to change the meaning of the separation of church and state, and they want to change the meaning of science. I don't think many of their followers truly understand the awful implications of such deceitful plans.