I guess I am just getting old

What is happening in my country makes me very sad.  We have a segment of the populace that does not believe in any part of the Constitution except guaranteeing them religious freedom and religious freedom only for themselves.  They want to turn our government into a theocracy.  Not a democracy, not a Republic, but a theocracy.  And if they get that then we will be fighting over which church rules the country.  Seems to me I remember that is why we broke away from Great Britain in the first place.  That is why the Constitution expressly separated church and state.  Religion has no place in government.  And if they continue to meddle, then I think we should take away their non-profit status, force them to keep records and pay taxes just like everyone else.  No church should keep it's status and meddle in our freedoms.  I am free to believe whatever I want.  I am free to take birth control if I want.  I am free to not take it if I want.  And there is no man, woman, or church that can stop me.  I don't care what they believe in.  I chose to not believe their way and I am guaranteed the freedom to do this.  However, this segment of society wants to take away those freedoms.  They want to tell me that I can't believe this way.  They want to tell me that I need religion.  They want to force their beliefs on me all the while screaming that their religious freedoms are being denied them.  I'll say it again.  Tax the churches.  Tax the livin hell out of the churches.  They are nothing but businesses anyway and should be paying business taxes.  I for one am tired of subsidizing them while they try to force a way of life on me that I don't want.