Lay Investiture was a major issue during the reign of King Henry IV and the pontificate of Pope Gregory VII. Until this point, secular leaders had the power to appoint bishops and abbots in their lands, resulting in a merger between Church and State lines. Gregory or “Hildebrand” recognized this dilemma and limited the investiture to the duty of the pope in 1075. Henry IV responded very cruelly and Hildebrand promptly excommunicated him. The Concordat of Worms finally resolved this dispute in 1122, eliminating lay investiture by secular leaders. This was one of the first examples of the struggle between church and state and certainly not the last. I believe that laws should be made that recognize the beliefs not only of Christianity, but of all religions. No laws should be passed that violate the practices and beliefs of any religion, no matter how strange it may seem. Anything that would interfere with the Church would cause another mix of Church and State, which is not desirable. However, the line between church and state is not clearly drawn in the United States...