On Statements by Ken Buck Disagreeing with Separation of Church and State, October 27, 2010

How wonderfully well thought out all these Tea Party ideas are!

Once we dispense with the First Amendment (as long as we're chucking the Establishment Clause, heck, why not go for it and get rid of the whole thing!), we can move on to figuring out who gets to establish their religion.

With about 78% affiliation (http://rel­igions.pew­forum.org/­reports), one of the Christian denominations will certainly win, but of course the fun won't stop there: we have to figure out which one! Among Christian denominations, the top five in 2010 are (in order of size):

1. The Catholic Church, 68,115,001 members, up 1.49 percent.
2. Southern Baptist Convention

­,16,228,43­8 members, down 0.24percent.
3. The United Methodist Church, 7,853,987 members, down 0.98 percent.
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5,974,041 members, up 1.71 percent.
5. The Church of God in Christ, 5,499,875 members, no membership updates reported.
http://www­.ncccusa.o­rg/news/10­0204yearbo­ok2010.htm­l

I hope our friends in the Tea Party have kept up with their Catechisms!