Andean Information Network - Touching a Nerve: Freedom of Religion in the Bolivian Constitutional Debate

Andean Information Network - Touching a Nerve: Freedom of Religion in the Bolivian Constitutional Debate
Here is a seeming no-brainer for gringos & yankees: separation of church and state. Until one has traveled outside of the US of A, one could think that church and state had been separated for the last 200+ years dating to the French revolution in Europe and the USA constitution on our side of the pond. But here the Catholic Church has had a preferential position since the beginning of Bolivia as a separate country. So as you, dear reader might imagine, the Church fighting to hold on to its vestiges of power. This has touched off a lot of politicing from the religious types including the protestants, not just Catholics. One more reason to separate church (Church) and state.