Lightershoulders
Just another, seeking.
Ok, but why not? I've seen your other posts on this, and this seems like an odd issue. It's not like other special interest groups don't have disproportate influence, why draw the line here?
Other special interest groups shouldn't have disproportionate influence in the first place, but it would be completely unrealistic to want them gone as well.
Why? Well religion itself has had a very bloody history in politics. Anything that removes undue influence is a plus in my book.
Note that I am rather religious myself, I just realize that people use religion as a weapon when it shouldn't.
and since Joesph Smith has been dead for about a century and a half, I'd be pretty impressed if he managed to get an audience with the president
Slightly off topic, but Mormons believe they have a living prophet.
Source: Me, a Mormon. A jack mormon admittedly, but still one by choice.
What is a politician attending a religious service if not hearing what a preacher has to say?
There is a difference between hearing a sermon for the crowd and speaking privately about what laws to attempt to enact to win the religious vote for example.