2011 the political religious combustion

Some topics to chew over in your mind, if you're so inclined to reflect on that soon-to-be-ignited (if not already burning) collision in the title above.

http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/02/articles-of-faith-what-journalists-should-be-asking-politicians-about-religion/

and this one about "dominionists"  (for the definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominionism)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2093314,00.html

and that time when Hilary was asked if she ever felt the Holy Spirit:
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1731089,00.html 

As a label, it is at least as loaded with implications as sharia law is for Islam.

Finally a commnet:  (paraphrasing)  Sitting inside (going to) church makes someone a Christian / attending services at a mosque makes someone a Muslim, / as much as sitting inside a garage makes you a car.