[Mariner]

And Rick Santorum said the church should have a role in the operation of the state.

Please address that issue.

[itsahoot]

Of he had actually said what you think he said, then maybe I would address it, since he didn’t then you need to lighten up.

[Nifster]

Incorrect here is what he said

““The idea that church can have no influence or involvement in the operation of the state is absolutely antithetical to the objectives and vision of our country”

Now I have a question, can a pastor run for office? If elected can he (or she) serve? Under you absolutism the answer is no. As a person of faith I am a member if a church and I carry that with me wherever I go. As such if serving n government I would be having the church involved in government.

[lentulusgracchus]

And Rick Santorum said the church should have a role in the operation of the state.

Churches have a role in the "operation" of the State every time the State executes a murderer. That's the lex talionis, which is found nowhere in the U.S. Constitution. But it's found in the Bible.

Your turn.

[Theophilus]

And Rick Santorum said the church should have a role in the operation of the state.

The church plays a prophetic role measuring the policies and actions of the state against the word of God and speaking out to affirm or decry what it sees. Because if it doesn't, then the state becomes a church unto itself and it's supreme leaders become a pantheon.