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Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's purpose-driven gamble

The Democrat wanted to show he could compete for evangelical votes, too. Will he succeed?
By Mike Madden

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  • Sunday, August 17, 2008 09:12 AM

    Don't we still have a f*$%ing separation between church and state in this country?

    Or is that one of those "quaint" notions like the Geneva Convention and the 4th Amendment that we've had to do away with?

    I cannot tell you how infuriated and sick and tired I am of these religious hucksters horning their way into the democratic process and poisoning the well against reasonable discourse.

    At bare minimum, the Saddleback Church should lose its tax exempt status. If religious leaders want to play politics they can ante up like everyone else.

    —DQuintanaNY Read DQuintanaNY's other letters

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