I recently read online about a politician that wants to amend the Constitution to remove the 'separation of church and state' (can't recall her name). But it got me thinking—is the law preventing the government from backing a religion all that prevents us from becoming a theocracy (I believe it is)? I all but guarantee an official religion would have been set up by now if the government was legally able to—that should scare the shit out of any sane person.
For example, imagine if during the Bush years that an official religion could have been established? Imagine what would be taught in our schools? It is scary to think what the religious would do to our society if they were legally able to (killing nonbelievers and stoning those that work on the Sabbath would sneak their way in, given enough time). That wall that separates church and state is taken for granted by everyone (even the religious) as the typical American lifestyle directly contradicts 'religious ethics'. Nearly every American is guilty of a biblical capital offense.
On the other hand, what an interesting country it would be. Daily stonings in the center of town, the rape and pillage of Canada (for obvious reasons), the list goes on. The moral of the story here is that religion makes everything worse, but it certainly makes things more interesting.
What do you think?
Would this country be better/worse off?
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