re: #352 Aceofwhat?

But I do wish to remind you that the evidence points to a great many believers (of all stripes) who have no wish to commingle church and state.

By “happen here” I’m kind of talking about the extreme case that people say “never again” to. I don’t really see “it” happening here, but generally it’s something we need to be aware of, and it’s why we teach civics in school. You’re correct to point out that most believers do not advocate theocracy. That’s because in the U.S. and Europe we have a tradition of secularism that has its roots in the enlightenment. It’s not a universal ethic, and I don’t think it’s “built-in” to Christianity in the way some people seem to think it is.