The letter writer, like many people on both "sides", ignores the fact that the separation goes in both directions. Once we start forcing religions to be taxed (which is what government mandated birth control coverage for their employees is, via the SCOTUS decisions) they become eligible for real representation. Do we want a government that includes Christian or Muslim parties? As a believer in a secular government I think we need to be very careful what we wish for when wielding our ideology.