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Do you think that religion and politics should be involved together or do you think they should be strictly religion and strictly politics? It seems that politicians have started to involve religion in politics.
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13 comments:
Religon and politics should stay seprat. It is anoying how people will vote or not vote for people because of there religios backrounds. They are two seprat things that should not be morphed. You might belive in something politicaly because of your religious backrounds belive in the same thing, but that should stay personal.
I absoloutly agree with Roni. Very separate issues. Both confusing, but both quite separate from each other.
Well, this is quite the debate.
Doesn't anyone out there disagree? I was in the mood for debating.
Okay so here's the deal--
Some things of Bush's I support, some I dont. And what I DONT agree with is the way he involves God and stuff in everything he says and does, and the way he says the war is a "holy war."
This country was based on terms that tried to keep religion and state seperate, and im very upset that more people dont do something about this. Anyway, politics and religion are two different things- hence the two different words with two different meanings. So they shouldn't be combined. (are you listening bush??!?!)
Yeah.....
How, besides Bush and his "holy war" statement, are politicians incorporating religion into what they're saying? I haven't really heard much about this, but I think that I could argue either way depending on what was said specifically.
Well everybody made a big deal about Romney and how he is Mormon and ran for president. Bush is always going to church, but he only goes when there are cameras around, never any time else.
I don't think that people in the politics should hide their religions from the public! I think that everyone has a right to their religious beliefs, and there is no reason why they can't share them, as long as they're not forcing their opinions on other people.
Umm this is for zoe: If there are no cameras around, how do you know that bush isn't going to church? yeah.... ANYWAY
Religion has nothing to do with politics. The fact that people were making a big deal about Romney was stupid. People made a big deal about JFK when he became president (because he was Catholic) and they were syaing that he would just be going to church all the time and neglecting his duties. But he didnt. He was one of america's finest presidents.
Anyway, my point is, there's nothing wrong with having religious beliefs. But I dont think that people should go around flaunting them and whatnot. it's the same as when celebrities go around saying their oppinion on like who they're gonna vote for and stuff. I mean techincally, they have the right to do so, but its just silly to do because then their fans will vote for that same person just because their favorite celebrity likes them.
And I definitely think that a lot of people in the government are against homosexuality and abortion because of their religion, and they say so too. Just because the bible techinically is against homosexuality, it doesn't mean that there should be laws against it.
Now i dont want to get into either of those debates right now, and I know the people here are against those things for different reasons, but people in the government are against them soley for religious reasons. Religion and politics simply should not mix.
What is the point of politics, though? It is to have your beliefs, and essentially debate them, trying to win voters from both sides. Homosexuality and abortion are, essentially, topics that politicians make their beliefs known on. No matter where they got their beliefs from, religion or not, they should state them, because that is the point of politics. If some people are against homosexuality because of their religion, we can't tell them that their beliefs are wrong. It is what they BELIEVE, because of their religion or not. Are you saying that they can't debate their views because they got them from their religion? That is religious-discrimination.
It is different for celebs to try to get voters to vote for a certain person, and for a person to try to get voters to vote for THEMSELVES. If people like them because they share the same views, religious or not, they should vote for them.
Politics is simply a way to state beliefs and argue them, trying to win people to believe in them too. Religion is tied to many debatable topics, and I see no reason for politicians to ignore them. Because they're "touchy subjects"? Because they're controversial? Because there are atheists in the world? It's all about beliefs and opinions, which is what politics is all about.
Anybody??
Religion can shape your opinions, but not the country's laws. For example, if you are against gay marriage soley for religious reasons, why should that concern the rest of the country? Making laws based on your religion is the same thing as making your religion mandatory. You're making it the LAW that you don't do things that are against your religion, and that's not ok.
So in conclusion it's okay for religion to shape your opinions, it does to us all. But if you have an opinion on something SOLELY based on your religion, and you try to make that something a law, it's not okay. And that's what the government is doing now. And it's NOT ok.
First of all, what is politics all about? OPINIONS. It doesn't matter where your opinions come from, because they are simply opinions. Look at the people who are running for president currently. Obama and Clinton state their opinions openly, such as their views on the Iraq war and abortion. They hope that people will agree with thier opinions and vote for them. How are opinions, based on religion, any different?
Secondly, our governmental system was created very intricately. The System of Checks and Balances is a big part of the government, making sure that one part doesn't get too much power. It looks out for the people. A president can't simply make a law just like that. It has to go through the whole system. He can propose any laws he wants, but again it has to be approved. I also don't see how the government is making laws based on religions. Can you give some examples?
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