If the people decide not to switch it, that's fine. But they do deserve a choice to vote on it. And the other thing is that Church and state were divided [to prevent a church from taking over the state government]. The biggest concern was that a church would take over the state government and drive it like we had in Rome, like we had in historical events and a lot of places. (35:00–35:08)
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Asserts that the separation of church and state was to prevent religious control over government.
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