Do you mix politics and religion?

[SueEllen]

sectarianism is the cause of many bloody wars, yugoslavia, northern ireland etc

church and state should be separate, i think we are mostly lucky, queenie doesn't do much despite being head of the anglicans, and let's face it they are just atheists in skirts

Queen isn't head of all Anglicans living in the UK.

[NotAllThere]

....church and state should be separate

So you think the best way to keep religion out of politics is to adopt the American approach?

There are Christians who have an emphasis on social justice - feeding the poor etc. These are more likely to be left wing, but not always. There are Christians who have an emphasis on morality - family life etc. These are more likely to be conservatives, but not always. There are Christian roots in the Trade Union movement - their meetings are still called chapels. The Christianity from which that arose was the non-conformist, i.e. the non-anglicans, who often completely agree that chuch and state should be seperate - as in the US. Though originally, the separation was to protect the believers from the state - not the other way round.

While there are neo-con christians, and they're quite vocal, it seems fairly certain to me that they are by no means representative of most Christians. Consider those who support having gay clergy. Are they rabid right wingers?