U.S. political campaigns have become infused with God-talk. The popular notion that religion is essential to high moral character has been exploited by some of the most skilled moral relativists of our times. They railed at sex and violence in the movies and on the web, but said nothing about the torture epidemic in our prisons and jails. In practice, this will not only breach the wall of separation between church and state, but will favor those churches that already have resources. Our tax money will go for social services at institutions that may discriminate based on their religious scruples, even if such discrimination would be against the local, state or federal anti-discrimination laws.
Faith is presented as a credential for office.
Virtuecrats and culture warriors use religious rhetoric with abandon, and toss god-colored glamour dust in the eyes of the public. Mesmerize them and fleece the flock. Gimme that old-time religion. The fewer sacred cows we breed, the better. Let ideas live in the open, where they may be seen and debated, shared and changed and refined.