seperation of church and state have some plusses and some minuses to them.
for instance religions cannot (or are not supposed to) control how the government does things.
but at the same time the church is kinda like a private club, you can say "hey you can't do that here." (points to gay marrage) and teh govenment isn't allowed to put those people in. but it can be legislated.
i remember once when there were these male only golf courseswere guys could be guys and golf in peace away from women, but then women started saying "hey we want in their being sexist! so the poor guys trying to have some time away from women are forced to have women walking in around their place all upity about them being 'sexist'.
that is also something similar to the seperation of church and state.
cause if they were all controled by the government then we'd be commies
so there is the hole capitalist thing with us beiing free to do certain things as long as it doesn't cross into the state's line *couch*converting*cough*
i hate that >_<