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=Persistent Influence=

"I have considered [religion] as a matter between every man and his Maker in which no other, and far less the public, had a right to intermeddle" - [|Thomas Jefferson] //(letter to Robert Rush, 1813//

"The alliance which Religion contracts with political powers must needs be onerous to itself." __- Democracy in America__, Alexis DeTocqueville (p.358)

"As a nation assumes a democratic condition of society, and as communities display democratic propensities, it becomes more and more dangerous to connect Religion with political institutions." -__Democracy in America__, Alexis DeTocqueville

"[For the people of Salem] Religion and law were almost identical, [and thus] the mildest and the severest acts of public discipline were alike made venerable and awful." - __The Scarlet Letter__, Hawthorne (p. 47) Picture - Tax Scholar: Bush is an Atheist, Dan Filler

"We've decided the Bible is the word of God. We don't have to have a General Assembly about what we believe. It's written in the Bible. Alright, so we don't have to debate what we think about homosexual activity. It's written in the Bible." - [|Ted Haggard], religious leader who partook in weekly meetings with George W. Bush before his banishment by the church

media type="youtube" key="6RNfL6IVWCE" -Jesus Camp trailer, Youtube.com (start at 34 seconds remaining)

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