The power of the lord compels you...

I was ,and am, always a firm believer of a laic state. The separation of state/religion is and must always be such as the interference will become inevitable.
But this morning, woke up to two Archbishops urging people to fight the temptation of voting for "smaller parties" in the upcoming elections, just because of all that is happening.
BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY the power of lord compels you....
Still...you have got to wonder.Is it right for them to do so?
I read on a prestigious financial on-line site that the Portuguese government had ask for financial help from the church.Lately, the church seems to be all over the place.Even the Pope speaks about two different states in the middle east.
Hummm...