separation of church and state

Open up the gay rights issues. Work towards equal rights for homosexual individuals and couples. Do not take away their civil liberties because they are "different". Do not allow any religion to interfere with government. Separation of Church and State. Stop the states from constitutionally allowing intolerance and bigotry through the banning of gay marriage and civil unions.

Doing good with your faith in mind is good. Volunteering with your church? Good. Government paying for faith-based initiatives is BAD and unconstitutional. The government should have no dealings with religion. It should encourage volunteerism and social service in all its citizens rather than restrict its help to faith-based organizations. (Kids should be raised to volunteer, but that's a different rant.)

why are the democrats so gung-ho about "faith" all of a sudden? we don't want this country to become even more theocratic, and with possibility of democratic control over both the white house and Congress in 2009, we should set about re-instating separation of church and state and end this "in god we trust" nonsense, and re-instate "E Pluribus Unum" as the national motto.