Wait, Really?

In a June 28 "Newt Direct" update on his website, Newt Gingrich wrote that "[r]adical Islamists see politics and religion as inseparable in a way it is difficult for Americans to understand." Really? It seems to me that it's incredibly easy for most Americans to understand how someone might believe that politics and religion are inseparable, because they believe it themselves. We're kidding ourselves if we don't admit that opposition to gay marriage--including Newt's own--is religiously motivated. I think the Christian Right and radical Islamists feel more or less the same about the proper role of religion in government. Let's just be grateful that the Christian Right's religion isn't quite as dangerous.