I am about to start a second character for the times when I don't want to play a sneaky thief.

This is going to be a Cleric type build one-handed maces,heavy armor,blocking,some smithing and a lot of restoration.
Here's my dilemma,I will need some kind of ranged attack,at least for dragons and any other enemy I can't smash with my mace.Destruction is the only option that really seems to fit,archery has the pointy arrows that don't fit well for a Cleric.

Now destruction only has fire,frost or lightning magicks.
Lightning sounds too magey for me.
Fire seems abit more like what an evil character would use.
And Frost sounds a little like what a necromancer would use.

So you can see my problem here.
What options for a ranged attack do you all think best suits a Cleric that doesn't use sharp or pointed weapons,lightning,fire or frost.

I'm leaning a little more to fire right now because it can also be seen as cleansing.

I have found that playing without a ranged attack is more than possible. If you do not think there are any ranged attack options for you don't pick one. Fighting dragons without a ranged attack only require a bit more patience.

Fire works well as it is more effective against the undead.

I think anything that comes from a Staff would be suitable for a Cleric to use.

Purge the unclean and the impure, the defiler and the heretic, the unholy walking dead and the monstrous abomination from the cursed planes of Oblivion. Purge them with the cleansing flames of righteousness.

There, weren't so evil after all, them there fire spells.

You could be like me and use no range at all. It's annoying when facing Dragons as they rarely land though. But it just gives me more time to regain Stamina and Health haha. Since I can only get a few hits off before the Dragon does nasty damage, especially 1 on 1.

I didn't even think of a staff,good idea.

Yeah I was starting to think that fire might be a pretty good way to go,cleansing the unholy and stuff.
Maybe I'll try to find a staff of fire.

I just fought the first dragon at the western watchtower,I spent most of the battle running and trying to hide,healing when I had time.
I barely made it through alive,I don't know what I would do if it weren't for all the guards there to help me.

Sounds more like you're making a Crusader than a Cleric. Still, I've played a class very similar (Witchhunter, Mace, Light Armor, Destruction, Restoration) and it was one of my favorite classes.

Invest in a lot of Stamina. With maces, you really need to keep up the power attacks to subdue your enemies.

This zealot put it right.

well.. you could leave out the mainquest, if dragons do not fit in your build

Just use the shouts and think of them as imbued by your God. I have played a heavy melee fighter and he didn't use any range except shouts. Storm call is effective, as is Frost/Fire breath. If you are patient they often land.

Arrows, fire, frost, and shock are the only ranged attacks that I can think of in this game.

Staves might be useful, or you can enchant something of your own that involves damage or absorb health.

Also, shouts might be the answer for you. If the only thing you are worried about is Dragons, Dragonrend will bring them to your level.

I would say fire... Ya know, like smiting your enemies with a holy inferno.
Or, just dont do it at all. I have a pure melee orc and i have no trouble with Dragons.

I've never actually needed any Ranged Attack in Skyrim. I think if you have a Ward Equipped, Dragons will attempt to land more often. This is actually kind of smart, because Lesser Ward means their breath attacks (Even Ancients) are totally ineffective, so their only means of reprise is physical attacks.

Launch a magelight at him and blind him!! ... Well honestly I would use lightning and pretend it was some sort of holy or light thing. That is just me though substituting for something.

Also, I never understood the whole blunt weapon thing. Being bludgeoned to death is far less humane that a quick thrust.

I just looked on uesp about the ward spells and dragon breath.
The steadfast ward spell gives total protection against all dragons breath even ancient dragons.
Since I was all ready planning on takeing all the restoration perks this works out really well for me.

I will just have to get the magick to keep it up when I need it.

I do Magicka, Magicka, Health, stamina, Repeat for a battle-mage (which is what you're implying)
It keeps your other attributes increasing but I find Magicka to be the most useful and the one you need most points in.

The blunt weapon thing comes from traditional rpg's.In the older rpg's blunt weapons did more damage to the undead,especially skeletons and zombies.
Also they were suposed to have less bloodshead,wich I still don't understand that one.I mean smashing someones head in with a mace or slashing them with a sword doesn't sound much different to me.

Mostly I'm going with maces for the traditional roleplay of clerics.

This wont work against Dragons, but Alteration has the Paralysis spell.

As a Paladin, I tend to use Lightning magic. Seemed to mesh well with Fable and Dark Souls

This. Wards can block dragon breath completely. And they do land, even though it can get on your nerves when they kill a couple of NPCs! But odds are your ranged attacks will be weak anyways. So you may damage them a bit, but not kill them until they land.

Plus, if you follow the main quest "Dragonrend" is very effective.

^^^^ Don't use destruction magic, use a staff for ranged attacks.