The DR has
always been a state with no separation of the church.
Have you ever seen the government's budget? They set money aside to restore churches all over the country and the top ranking people in the Catholic Church receive income from the state!
Also, take a look of many of the monuments built by the state, particularly those built by Balaguer.
The Faro A Colon, the Plaza de la Bandera, the Teatro Nacional
and the Teatro Cibao, the Altar de la Patria at Parque Independencia, so on and so forth. The common theme in all of this is that from above they all look like a Christian cross. Coincidence? Uuuuh.... :cheeky:
Plus, the DR government is not the only one that has these contradictions. I too was wondering why an entire prayer was said on Obama's inauguration (or any other inauguration for that matter) and why every president-elect has to swear on the Christian Bible saying that, in short, he will uphold the "secular" duties as the president of the most power country on earth. But hey, maybe my definition of what a secular state should do and not do is a little too drastic... :cheeky:
In any case, I don't see anything wrong with this.
-NALs