From: Adam Flinton 

Tony Ingenoso wrote:
> Like it or not, religion of some sort has been an influence on govenrments
for millenia.  The real question is how much is
> acceptable (or even perhaps desirable in some cases).
>
> It would be very hard to elect a government that consisted only of agnostics
or atheists (unless of course its a old style communist
> state where religion is banned).
>
> Consider - why did the original communists ban religion?  It was recognized
as a threat to the state's power.
>

Yeah whereas Henry VIII just made himself head of the Church.

The Romans had the "believe anything you like so long as you pay taxes
& obey Caesar" model which worked well.

Adam


DAVID.RICE{at}harborwebs.com> wrote in message
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>
>>Is it true that god goes with government like
>>shit goes with ice cream?
>
>
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