There is a problem between the church and the state. Let me give you a few recent examples of the “above the law” attitude the church has in our society.

In today’s news we are told of a decision by a representative of the Roman Catholic Church that “the sexual abuse of its priests must not be made known to his parishioners”, that the “…reputation of the church must be protected”, and that priests found to have committed sexual abuse “must not be turned over to the authorities unless the priest has been found to be useless”. In layman’s terms, these people can commit some of the most heinous crimes known in our society and the church will cover it up. The criminal, not the victim, must be protected. They believe they have no obligation to obey the laws of the society in which they serve.

In this weeks news I read about a woman who’s daughter was ejected from a “Christian” school because the church did not approve of the mother’s life style. A perfect example of why Christian schools cannot be used in public education. The mother could not afford to feed her child and was caught working as a stripper. So much for compassion.

In this weeks news I read how the Morman church bought an entire public street and is in the process of evicting people who’s life styles do not meet the church’s standards. The church also pressured to have state law changed to allow the church to purchase national park property in order to create a church exhibit.

This is the attitude of the religious zealot, that they are above the law and the Constitution of this United States. Your personal freedom and protections provided by the law of the land mean nothing to the religious.

It is truly frightening that people like this are currently serving at every level in our own government.