I have to agree with Ethereal on this one. I'm also a Christian, and I was against that monument from the time I heard about it. Jesus does tell us to obey the laws of our land, and seperation of church and state is one of them. I also have to say that the Founders intentions of the matter don't really matter anymore, because 1.) it's a different world today than it was 226 years ago, and 2.) they also set up the Supreme Court to be the ultimate interpretors of the Constitution, and 60+ years of judicial review have said that there must be a seperation of church and state. This is not to say, however, that I want to see a seperation of Christian values and state. Regardless of what some extremists (abortion doctor killers, etc.) do, Christianity's main doctrines are tolerance, forgiveness, loving one another and the sanctity of life. As a Christian, I also have to remember a few other things Jesus said, such as 'Judge not, lest ye be judged,' 'Let him who is without sin cast the first stone,' and the Golden Rule 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' It's not my job to force my religion or my views on anything on anybody. It's also not my job to judge others for what they do or believe. That's God's domain and His right. I know some of you don't believe in God, and that's fine. I wish it were otherwise, but you have to go as your hearts and minds dictate to you. But I believe (being repetitive here I guess) that God will judge us all for our actions, I can't judge anybody nor do I really want to. So I guess what I'm saying is, seperation of church and state is an unfortunate necessity to avoid the abuses of power that always happen when imperfect humanity tries to assume they know what God wants. We always manage to muck it up one way or another. And it really did bother me to see how people were acting about that stupid hunk of rock in Alabama.