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r. He therefore refused to acknowledge the valued separation of church and state for the sake of a broad generalization about Muslims being terrorists. Furthermore, the lack of separation between church and state can be explored through the angle of “pro-life,” a popular Christian movement in America that advocates for legislation banning abortions. Many conservative politicians have joined the movement, bringing these Christian ideals to American government, successfully passing anti-abortion legislation in many states. These laws, while signed rather democratically, have undemocratic undertones, continuing to erase the line between church and state, arguably one of the greatest strengths of our democracy. While the backbone of our nation is somewhat of a democracy, it is the way the game is played, the manipulation of the government through political schemes, that would concern a visitor to the United States, swaying them away from the belief that democracy lives on here.
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