It is interesting that the separation of church and state is always such a concern when it is conservatives involved in the public sphere. It never seems to be a problem when it is the Reverend Al Sharpton, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, or the 600+ progressive Rabbis for Obama. And it would be helpful to look at what the First Amendment says and the part that liberals and progressives tend to ignore. "The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, ensuring that there is no prohibition on the free exercise of religion..." They are perfectly OK with big progressive governments infringing on the free exercise of religion.