The separation of church and state has its good aspects, but is not an idea we can take out Jesus’ reply to the Pharisees’ question about taxes in Matthew 22. Rather, the question Jesus throws back to them is a challenge for us too … Whose money have we got in our pockets, and what ungodly obligations come with it? Have we so compromised our allegiance to God and his reign in our world that we might as well pay our dues to the powers that own us already? You get the drift … to hear the whole exciting episode, click on this!