Thank God this doesn't apply to the Catholic Church!

[kahljorn]

People in a religious atmosphere are more likely to adopt opinions they don't understand or believe in it. It's sort of like a, "if you vote for bush you'll go to hell" or, "If you don't vote for bush you'll go to hell" type of thing. Church and state should remain as far seperate as possible for this reason. Political psuedo-apathy is what makes a "Church" different from a "Cult".