Originally Posted by Tempest

All of the ones in there that I looked at had to do with keeping religion free. i.e. that the government cannot pass laws etc. that prohibits religion in anyway.. as is CLEARLY spelled out in the constitution. However... there is nothing in the constitution that clearly spells out that religious organizations cannot influence or dictate what the government does... It's a very big omission, especifically if it was intended that it be in there.. There are plenty of arguments that it's implied by this and that, but if it was truly important, it would have been in there. As it is, it's just wishful thinking and something everyone wants in there. But it isn't and as long as religious organizations hold sway, it never will be.