Church and state should absolutely be separate. Growing up, I felt pressured to follow Christianity because that seemed to be what everyone, including my governement, followed. I tried to find solace in God and church, but I never felt anything. The more I looked for comfort, the more I found hypocrisy. I finally looked elsewhere and found Witchcraft, along with the spiritual comfort I'd been looking for. But the first time I tried to explain it to my parents, they asked if I was worshipping Satan. They were open enough to hear out my explanation and welcome my newfound religion, but I'm afraid of what others may do if they find out. The government long ago drilled "under God" into the public consciousness, and unfortunately that is still around. I hope that now, as my generation begins to have children, the idea of Christianity as the one true religion will start to wane, so we can have real religious acceptance in our country.