Do you agree that the church would interfere in the political affairs of the country? why?

Question

i'm having a debate tomorrow for this topic.

Answer 1

Yes, because this church was founded on the principle of freedom of religion. When one church begins to impose their beliefs on the rest of the country, democracy is lost.

Answer 2

I presume you are speaking of the USA. From its founding the USA has had the "Christian religion" as the basis for the "moral" laws passed there. The so called "separation of church and state" has been incorrectly interpreted by the supreme court supposedly because of writings of Thomas Jefferson. All the amendment says is that the USA will not set up a church such as the Church of England in the USA to govern along side the government.

The church has influenced many of the laws that have been passed and I cannot say that is entirely bad. However, the Christian church almost since its inception has taken the Word of God and the Bible and changed it to suit the political climate at the time. Because of that most of what is taught in churches and used as a basis for law is not the true Word but man's twisting of the Word to suit his desires. This is another reason that so many younger people no longer believe in God or the Bible because it has been used to condemn rather than help.

I do not believe the church, in its current condition, should have the influence it does in the so called "morality" of the country. It has and does cause many poor laws to be passed.

Answer 3

which church? I don't belive that the church, pretty much any church, gets involved directly in political matters, but they do have an indirect influence. Let me explian. People go to church and hear their priest/rabbi/minister/pastor talk about issues that are affecting the church/world/community. These church going members are part of the community and they sit on school boards, are principals, or teachers and, what they are learning at church may indirectly influence why or how they teach. Example: aSouthern Baptist living in the south will probably never be convinced to talk about evolution in a fair and equal way. But put that same person let's say in Boston or New York where the school board has deemed it necessary to talk about evolution in a fair and balanced manner, and now you have a different situation.

Answer 4

Would? Don't you mean "does"?

And, yes, many churches do interfere in the political affairs of our allegedly secular democracy.

Answer 5

The organized religions already interfere with politics.

They do it because that's what cults do. It's all about mind control.

Good luck in class.