Americans sometimes evince an erroneous understanding of an idea that is in the bedrock of U S government mdash the separation of church and state One commonly sees this misunderstanding in letters to the editor and blog comments about such controversial topics as gay marriage abortion and end-o

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Aloysius Gonzaga needs rescuing from the hands of overly pious artists.

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Cambridge MA It is quite common and has been for many centuries for Christians to comment on aspects of other religions comparing them often unfavorably with aspects of Christian tradition our God is better than theirs our spirituality deeper our history more humane Sometimes the compari