Separation of Church and State

Unless I was taught wrong, separation of church and state, according to history, was to prevent the Pope from having control of the country, due to the idea in Catholic teachings that the Pope has authority over all followers. Therefore, the Pope would have authority over a Catholic president, hence the assassination of JFK.

I don't understand what makes people think that because of the separation of church and state, there can be no religious icons, statements, etc. in any government controlled entity, object, speech/statement, etc. Does anyone actually read history? Our country was founded by Christians. Just because everyone has the freedom to follow whatever beliefs they want does not mean that the government should not follow the beliefs of the people, the majority of which are Christians.

I also resent when someone complains that Christians are voting based on their beliefs. What are they voting based on? Their imaginations? They are voting based on their beliefs, whether or not they include God.

In our democratic society, if the majority of the people are Christian, and we want the laws to represent a higher moral standard than other countries, the fact that our morals come from Christian beliefs should be irrelevant with regard to the passage of the laws.

This is really one of my hot issues. There is so much more I could say, but I think this is enough for now...