15. Does religion, or religious principles/ethics/morals, have any place in government? Should government create laws based on these norms?

Given that religion is based on no empirical data and is simply a series of outdated fables that dictate the lives of people, I believe that it has absolutely no place in government. I have no issue with individuals who base their moral and ethical views off of their faith (that is their personal freedom), however I would not like religious people to impose their views on my life. I simply cannot subscribe to live my life based off of an ancient text that speaks of fictional events in the less-literate parts of the middle-east, and I certainly do not want my government to base their laws on these principles. This is not to say that morality cannot exist without religion; I agree that murder, theft, etc. are wrong, however I would like to maintain my morality without a delusional divine intervention.