When it comes to church and State …

… here’s a problem, a big one in my view. Instead of the State supporting the Church, we’ve got the Church supporting the State!

Lobbying in Washington on religious issues has exploded in the last four decades, according to a new study released Monday.

The number of groups engaged in “religion-related” advocacy in Washington has grown from less than 40 in 1970 to more than 200 today, according to the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

The study says religious lobbying is a $390 million industry that employs more than 1,000 staffers on more than 300 issues, both domestic and international.