On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:35:53 -0800, "Gandalf Grey"
infectedmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted
someone who said :

Why are politicians so interested in churches?

1. Churches attract the most gullible of the population. If they can
be taken in my the "miracle" of transubstantiation and the stage magic
of faith healings, they will easily swallow the more plausible BS
politicians hand out.

2. Churchgoers have been trained since birth not to think for
themselves. They do as they are told. All you have to do is buy the
preacher and the flock comes along for free.

3. Churchgoers are like bees. When told by the queen preacher, they
will work tirelessly at the assigned task without reward. None of
this labour counts as contributions on the balance sheet.