Just part of the bush plan. He thinks he is called by god. a real rapture rooter. thinks he has the plan and jesus will come down with his army and save us all. the man is an idiot. Futhermore, in this country the bible is NOT above the constitution!

Psst... he's not on the ballot...

Well this idea didn't cut the mustard did it? There is no wall between church and state in our national constitution or any state constitution. We had estabished churches in the United States long after the ratification of the Constitution and the First Amendment. Massachusetts, for instance, had an established church until 1834. The "Wall Between Church and State" was made up by an activist Supreme Court, often out of "whole cloth." I totally agree with non-establishemnt but not with an irreligious governmental policy hiding under a separation of church and state slogan.

Where in the Constitution does it create a line between Church and State and how? Just curious what kind of answers there are out there to that.

People please!!! This is the text of an unmoral America

he's a walking contradiction........how can you be a god-faring individual and support such a flawed system like capital punishment........way to go

church and state state is stupid...this nation needs religion

I couldn't really say what bush has done to blurr that line but this is happening everywhere in the U.S. people are outrageously confused. They can fool some of us BUT not all of us.

I think it's the wrong time in history to put a man at the helm of the the world's richest and most powerful country who mixes his religion with his politics.

The President has blurred the line between church and state by proposing the Federal Marriage Amendment. Where does the argument against gay marriage come from if not from a religious point of view? Religion has NO place in politics or government. Also-I thought Republicans were for less gov. Now we're being told who we can marry and what women can do with their own bodies? Rather hypocritical-religious freedom? yeah right-as long as you're a born again Christian like W. I feel like he's not playing to the religious right,he's head of it-soon he'll be asking heads of state if they've been SAVED!! God help us if he's re-elected

Bush Jr. has followed the trend of other right wing extremists and fogotten that our country was created to protect the rights of ALL people, and, in particular, the religious minority. This is WHY church and state are mandated by the constitution to be SEPARATE. Through his opinions on a woman's right to choose, stem-cell research, prayer in schools, social funding, and the environment, Bush Jr. has shown that he would like to impose his dogma on everybody else... which is in complete oposition to what our founding fathers intended. The frightening thing is (if he is re-elected) he will get to appoint 4 supreme court justices that are just as brainwashed as he is. His distorted view of ethics, based on his religion, threatens my personal freeedom. Not good! In my religion life does not begin at conception. In my religion we think about how enviromental and social decisions will affect future generations. In my religion we see how everybody is connected and how you can not ignore the needs of the poor and middle class without destroying our way of life. But Bush Jr. doesn't seem to consider these things. He is stupid, and he is attempting to force me to abide by HIS religion (which one? The one where you only go to services on Easter and Christmas Eve because the cameras are there?). Bush is the seed of destruction that, if left to grow, will destroy our country.

The scariest thing about this is that, given his way, Bush would turn this place into a theocracy. I'd refer him to Iran.

He's mentioned his faith a couple times in speeches.. had his faith-based initiative which is really nothing more than a new government program.. where's the blurring of the line?

This should be a good enough argument to lead Bush to defeat, but sadly, the general public doesn't seem to care about the separation of Church and State anymore.

I don't think this will be a good strategy for Kerry. Most registered republicans have strong religious faith and heavily support Bush and will continue to do so. I agree that church and state should never go together. I'm not anti-religion. It's just my opinion that religion, especially Christianity, has influenced politics negatively. The church has no business telling you whom you should or should not marry. They have no business telling you that you cannot receive doctor-assisted suicide even if you're living in tremendous pain. I believe the church restricts American freedom. Lastly the church has no business giving or receiving political donations.

i am a repub;ican......i refuse to vote BUSH

While those who thing the Bush Administration has blurred the line between church and state typically do not understand this complex issue, because it is so complex, the issue has some legs politically. Unfortunately, for Bush's opponents, those who will be adversely affected by this perception were not going to vote Republican anyway. Nevertheless, the First Amendment not only prohibits the establishment of religion, it also prohibits the government from discriminating against religion. It is the latter that many forget in their analysis. Bush allowing religious organizations to get the same consideration as secular ones (assuming a distinction can truly be made) doesn't establish religion, but it does keep the state from discrimination against same.

For churches to offer community services is not only a good thing, but something that they should do based upon the values most faiths follow. And going to churches for aid is wonderful if that's what you choose to do. But I think of the words of words of Myra Livingston that tell about the America I was raised to believe in: Give me your tired, your poor, Those yearning to be free. Take a light from my burning torch, The light of Liberty. Give me your huddled masses Lost on another shore, Tempest-tossed and weary, These I take and more. Give me your thirsty, your hungry Who come from another place... This says to me that America is not only a place where you can achieve great things, but it is also a country that cares for those less fortunate. With Church aid there often comes a price. That price is that one must subscribe or (at least) listen to the religion's teachings. This is alleged to be a free country. Free for me to worship or not worship as I choose. But under G. W. Bush, if I am struggling and need help, suddenly that choice may be gone. Finally, he talks of being called to bring democracy to the nations of the world. Called by whom? By God? And why would God choose to speak through this wealthy alchoholic? Christ taught us that It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God. So why him? It scares me more than you can imagine to think that this man, who executed more Texas inmates than any other Governor, and who declared war using faulty information, or reasoning, is declaring himself a messenger of God. God save us all.