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by expedition32 5 days ago
I am an atheist and any country were a leader claims their country to be Christian is a no go for me. Is the separation of church and state a joke to Americans?

It was pretty funny because right next to Trump they had a man/woman in a Easter bunny suit.

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To be consistent, you must also not go to hindu, moslem or any other countries. Out of curiousity, which countries remain on your list?
I am also an atheist. Our country has christian prime ministers in the past. It was not a problem, because virtually all the christians that are left in our country (the majority of people are atheists of agnostics these days) believe in a separation of church and state.

It is not about christianity. Authoritarian and populist leaders will always coopt/corrupt whatever is convenient for them. Christianity, socialism, capitalism, whatever works to rally a substantial portion of the population.