James, 

I hope I don't cause you  to think  I'm a fundamentalist.  I fall to the left politically.  I think everyone has the right to believe or not to believe spiritually, and, should not be persecuted either way.  What I find amusing is that many people single out parts of the Bible to stamp their "authoritative" knowledge when trying to qualify their opinion as coming from Supreme teaching, that is when I do refer to Matthew 22:39-40 because, for me, that pretty much sums up Jesus' teachings and what Christianity is about.

I strongly believe in the separation of Church and State and don't ever want any religion recognized as the "Official "religion of the United States of America.  Religion and politics are like oil and water, they don't blend together very well and need to be kept separate of each other.  Just look to the history of the countries of the world for proof of that.

Sorry if my post misled you.

Gladys