Separation of Church and State

Whatever happened to it?

East Waynesville Baptist Church in Waynesville, NC, is making national headlines because to the pastor there, the two are inextricably intertwined. He informed church members who voted for John Kerry they were no longer welcome, and proceeded to have them thrown out of the membership.

Now, in today's sermon he says it was all a misunderstanding. Too late. The members he threw out have lawyered up, another 30-40 members (depending on your news source of choice) did not attend out of protest, and the congregation only has a couple hundred members anyway. Add in the fact that Franklin Graham, not exactly knows for being one of the more tolerant evangelists in the world despite his well-respected father's mellowed outlook of recent decades, has come forth and said, "God is not political - He loves Democrats and Republicans alike."

Luckily, with a little digging, it's easy to see not everyone from the area is so narrow minded. Check out Ashvegas for starters....