Separation of church and state, what??
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...ain/index.html
"The Catholic Church has lost its shepherd," U.S. President George Bush said at the White House, with his wife, Laura, standing alongside him. "The world has lost a champion of human freedom, and a good and faithful servant of God has been called home.
"We will always remember the humble, wise and fearless priest who became one of history's great moral leaders."
Bush ordered the U.S. flags at all federal buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of the pope's interment.
Why is our federal government mourning his death in the same way we honor
our leaders. Anyone else have thoughts on this? Or know what past occasions of world religious/political leaders' deaths resulted in US flags being flown half-staff?
When President Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo died in February did we fly our flag at half staff?
When Arafat died did we fly our flag at half staff?
When Mother Theresa died did we fly our flag at half staff?
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