April 22, 200917 yr To keep another thread on topic... That has nothing to do with this thread. Religion and politics are separate in our great country. None of those things should come into play when considering this. Does separation of Church and State mean that in allowing your religion to influence how you vote, you have done wrong? Discuss.
April 22, 200917 yr Can it? Yes Does it? All the time. Should it? Probably not, it can get in the way of making the correct choice.
April 22, 200917 yr Can it? Should it? Probably not, it can get in the way of making the correct choice. You must not have faith in your religious beliefs.
April 22, 200917 yr You must not have faith in your religious beliefs.:lol: :lol: I have total faith in my religious beliefs.
April 22, 200917 yr IMO yes you have. If you allow your religious beliefs to cloud your political judgement you'll be making decisions based on your faith which is the same as trying to push your beliefs off on everyone whether they want them or not. If we wanted to make decisions based off faith, we'd be a Theocracy, and last time I checked that's not the case.
April 23, 200917 yr You can not form political judgments without a value system and you can not formulate a value system without relying upon religious beliefs even if you are an atheist or agnostic.
April 23, 200917 yr You can not form political judgments without a value system and you can not formulate a value system without relying upon religious beliefs even if you are an atheist or agnostic. Yes you can.
April 23, 200917 yr Your religious beliefs should influence every decision you make. Separation of Church and State has nothing to do with personal decisions.
April 23, 200917 yr IMO yes you have. If you allow your religious beliefs to cloud your political judgement you'll be making decisions based on your faith which is the same as trying to push your beliefs off on everyone whether they want them or not. If we wanted to make decisions based off faith, we'd be a Theocracy, and last time I checked that's not the case. Agreed, we do not live in a theocracy. By way of attempting to understand you, let me ask you this: if I voted for Obama primarily because I wanted a quick end to the war in Iraq, would that be a legitimate reason?
April 23, 200917 yr Agreed, we do not live in a theocracy. By way of attempting to understand you, let me ask you this: if I voted for Obama primarily because I wanted a quick end to the war in Iraq, would that be a legitimate reason? If you felt that he was the candidate most likely to bring that about, then yes. As long as your reasoning for wanting an end to the war wasn't based on your religious beliefs.
April 23, 200917 yr You can not form political judgments without a value system and you can not formulate a value system without relying upon religious beliefs even if you are an atheist or agnostic. :confused:
April 23, 200917 yr If you felt that he was the candidate most likely to bring that about, then yes. As long as your reasoning for wanting an end to the war wasn't based on your religious beliefs. So if my reasoning was that I thought war was dedgrading to humanity each of whom has an individual right to life and liberty in order to pursue life as they see fit, that's perfectly fine? What about if I preferred allowing the United Nations, international courts and the practices of mediation and negotiation between parties to solve such disputes because resources are better used in peaceful efforts that make people's lives better? Or finally, what if I believe that our use of aggression in Iraq has actually created a situation in which the effects of intervention are far more violent that what we went in their to stop and other means of ending Saddam's reign of terror were available? Edited April 23, 200917 yr by Getslow
April 23, 200917 yr I can sum my beliefs up pretty easily. When it comes to a lot of very hard decisions, WWJD isn't always the answer.
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