"And what the hell laws are you talking about that are based on christian belief "

The attorney general of Virginia has issued an 'opinion' that it would be appropriate to enact laws requiring abortion centers to fall under the exact same rules and standards that hospitals do. This means they would have to widen hallways to "acommodate 2 gurneys", when they don't USE gurneys. It is estimated this would cost about $1.2 million per facility, and result in closing 17 out of 20 in the state. There are already laws in other states that strive to 'combat' abortion thru cleverly designed laws.

Whether you agree with abortion or disapprove of it, this 'suggested' law is precisely based on and fueled by Christian belief. This one of the areas I mentioned earlier in my comment at 11:39PM last night about the opinion of many Christians that the 'truth' of their religion justifies almost any law, procedure or propaganda which advances their agenda.

If I had a couple hours, I could dig up many, many laws from many states which implicitly reflect religious attitudes.
No, I don't know of any "...any laws saying you go to jail if you don't go to church or if you are a non believer you get public whipping or something "....but that is a straw man argument, Dan...neither I nor anyone else has made such a claim. But I DO remember in 1952 how Dwight Eisenhower had to quickly 'find a church' to be seen in, as his advisors doubted he could beat Adlai Stevenson if he could not show 'membership'.

Dan....none of this invalidates the Christian religion, and *I* have argued in THIS thread that religious freedom MUST be preserved and that religious faith is a major force for strength & comfort in the lives of many people...but it IS still the case that NON-religious people are frowned on and directly rejected in many ways in this country....no matter how honest, sane and decent they are.