Religion & Politics.

[Josh]

I would not support taxes going to church because it goes against the Constitution.

I would also like to say that it was based on the moral and ethical values at that time which were based on the framers beleif in Christianity.

[Johnsons Floral]

i voted yes but even though it shouldn't have one. some people need to understand that just because someone says they are a christian dosn't mean anything. there are a lot of politics that get voted for because they say they are religious but it really dosn't mean anything. especially christians because they are the most hipocritical. I am a christian and i like to think i do the right thing but most of the time i dont. and that goes for all religions. your religion is shown through your actions and not your words.

[Ninja Kurosai]

Although I am not christian I still beleive in a sense it should be with some form of the government, because that is what this country was founded upon, not some Athiest George Washington trying to be an asshole about everything (im not trying to insult any Athiests, im saying there are some that totally disrespect other religions.... like that cocksucker Dr. Morgan. Fucker.)

[Xaenn]

I would argue that it isn't any more uncommon for religious people to disrespect other religions...It's a trait some humans possess regardless of their religious beliefs.

[EGGO]

I would also like to say that it was based on the moral and ethical values at that time which were based on the framers beleif in Christianity.

But that doesn't mean it's Christian values, which is what you claim in your previous post.

[Ryan]

No, I dont think Religion has anything to due with politics what so ever. There is no reason to bring religion into the political world.

BTW, how many times a year do we have a thread about religion? Just Curious

[Mason]

Although I am not christian I still beleive in a sense it should be with some form of the government, because that is what this country was founded upon, not some Athiest George Washington trying to be an asshole about everything (im not trying to insult any Athiests, im saying there are some that totally disrespect other religions.... like that cocksucker Dr. Morgan. Fucker.)

I could name just as many people with religious values who are completely intolerant of other religions.

[FoReVerZeRo]

Pfft, I think religion has no place in politics...two very different subjects in my opinion.

[karragh]

do you know *who* the very last conversation you will have is going to be with? I do.

tsk.tsk....
you don't KNOW, actually, it is called a belief, and one you are welcome to, but to actually have the arrogance to assume the religion you were born into must be right because you were born into it....

[Xaenn]

tsk.tsk....
you don't KNOW, actually, it is called a belief, and one you are welcome to, but to actually have the arrogance to assume the religion you were born into must be right because you were born into it....

You are assuming that he believes it because he was born into it though...

[karragh]

You are assuming that he believes it because he was born into it though...

ah, well he can correct me on that if that is the case, but it still doesn't change my point, that he is speaking of an opinion as a 100% guarenteed matter of fact.

[Ziegfried]

I could name just as many people with religious values who are completely intolerant of other religions.

What, just one?

[Toto]

What happened to Dr Morgan? I didn't see anything wrong with his posts.
I believe that when a fictional entity has power, then we need to sit down and discuss things with people.

[Dingy]

Religion doesn't belong in politics. But that doesn't mean that religion is apolitical. Religion in education...it's there. And not latently either, it's presence today in our schools and curriculum is quite glaring. Infact we have these RSS (a Hindu organization) schools which teaches students maths like this-'suppose you have 60 students and you subtract 8 Muslims, how many hindus will remain'
Hell, my history book was so heavily saffronized by the previous govt. (Conservative-hindus) I was so tempted to quit history forever. In India the BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) believe that to be an Indian means to be a Hindu. So being secular is seemingly becmoing a distant dream.
They actually have something like 'Hindutva' in their manifesto which demands preference to Hindus, and then we like hypocrites write a constitution which states we're secular and don't have any state religion.

[Paladin_Hammer]

Laws are made on a moral and ethical basis. Religion builds are morals. So we HAVE to let some religious involvement in the goverment or we'd live in anarchy.