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Originally Posted by Kokukirin
I don't think the phrase means people should throw away their religious views when voting.
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"Separation of church and state" hardly equates to people "throw[ing] away their religious views when voting."
The Establishment clause in the US Bill of Rights bars the creation of a state-sanctioned religion and blocks legislation that would discriminate in favor of one set of beliefs over another. Note that none of this has anything to do with individuals expressing their moral or religious principles at the ballot box.
What's frightening to me is the apparently large number of Americans who would prefer to live in a theocracy based on what they think of as "Christian" principles. Luckily the Founders
realized what a horrible future that would mean for our country.