Iran - What happens when you combine church and state

As we watch events unfold in Iran, we should be grateful the power of religion and the state are not one here in this country.  There in Iran the power of the clergy and that of the state is one, and it is there that the people are murdered in an effort to purify the population.  Absolute power corrupts absolutely.  That is what has happened in Iran.  Those here who oppose the separation of church and religion want this power of religion combined with the power of the state – an action that corrupts both the state and the church – as seen by the actions in Iran.