Those in the Virginia area might be interested in attending this debate, it sounds like it will be pretty interesting:

On Thursday, March 6 at 7:00 PM, the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia will host the third event of the 2007-08 National Discussion and Debate Series – a debate on the resolution: “Religion should have no place in politics or government.”
The event will take place at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Va. It will be produced for broadcast by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, and will air on PBS stations (check local listings). It also will be webcast live at http://www.millercenter.org.
More information, research and materials are online at http://www.millercenter.org/debates.
WHO: Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
WHAT: National Discussion and Debate Series
Resolution: “Religion should have no place in politics or government.”
Pro: Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director, Americans United for
Separation of Church and State
Jacques Berlinerblau, Associate Professor and Director of the
Program for Jewish Civilization, Georgetown University
Con: Chuck Colson, Founder and Chairman, Prison Fellowship Ministries
Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr., Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
Moderator: Evan Thomas, Assistant Managing Editor, Newsweek
WHEN: Thursday, March 6, 2008
7:00 PM ET
WHERE: The Jefferson Hotel
101 W. Franklin St.
Richmond, VA 23220

The short answer to this question is you can’t take religion out of politics and government because it’s impossible to separate faith from action. You do what you do in light of what you believe.