I know this is not allowed, but I am absolutely DISGUSTED

[patphil]

39. Our founding fathers were right to separate church and state.

Even Jesus said to, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's"; strong implication that earthly matters and heavenly matters are two separate issues.
Obviously leaders have to have a moral code, and that should guide them as they lead...love, compassion, empathy, inclusion of and respect for everyone, and all that.
But that's where it ends.
Religion is a private matter, and shouldn't be the driving force of government policy.
Once elected officials believe they are doing God's work, they feel they have divine right to do whatever they believe God is telling them to do. This can, and often does, lead to some of the most oppressive and brutal totalitarian governments.
Look at Iran, and, to a lesser extent, Israel. And now look at our own government.
God's will is almost never what the people who claim to follow it are doing. I mean, how would they know? To me, it certainly looks and feels like something else; something self-serving.