A political leader with a strong religious point of view is good, right?

Question

Is this Iraq or the USA I can not tell just yet.

Answer 1

A strong leader is good who has a moral compass, not because he clams to be religious. Each person has a right to their oppinion, but in the case of GW or other Religious RIght, they ignore a solution in the name of G-d. This simply is not healthy. You have to be moral in your decisions, but not obsessive about religion.

Answer 2

It totally depends. Osama Bin Laden has a strong religious point of view. In almost every religion there are people who are way too extreme and think that anyone who doesn't believe what they do is wrong and not important. Also, religions teach certians things that do not apply to non-believers. Like eating meat on Friday's. If a leader was too stuck in their religious beliefs, they might try making teachings like these into law, and thus enforcing thier religious beliefs onto other people.

Answer 3

Not necessarily. We have a concept in America, handed down to us by the founding fathers, called "separation of Church and State". Their goal was to create a nation where people of all faiths could practice their own faith without fear of persecution. To foster this ideal, they stated in the First Amendment that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." For the most part they were all religious people, but in order to protect religious freedom, they intended that all legislators legislate from their faculties of reason, and leave their own personal beliefs at the door. With this context in mind, I strongly believe that any person who seeks public office with intent to use it to forward their personal religious beliefs or impose them on others is bound to do more harm than good, and absolutely should not be elected.

Answer 4

I'm going to say no, I think that being religious is a downfall to a leader in some aspects because it can make him one sided and unable to see both sides of an issue. They are often unable to understand the beliefs of other religions as well, which can cause a lot of friction. Politics aren't black and white, there is a lot of grey areas...however, religion often times is black and white.

I would rather see a President who is spiritual and moral, yet does not subscribe to a particular type of religion.

Answer 5

a strong religious view is a destructive point of view where gov't is concerned. politics and religion do NOT mix. any govt based on any religion is doomed to self-destruction. history teaches that when religion is the foundation for the government, there will always be those who seek to impose that religion on everyone, regardless of what is good for the people and regardless of what anyone may think which is not the govt's point of view. you are either for the religion or you are to be destroyed for not being part of it.

Answer 6

Extremists on any issue do not make good leaders. Religion is an especially touchy area in which to hold extreme views because it is often expressed in intolerance and inflexibility. Both are poor characteristics for leaders.

Answer 7

Generally, yes, because religious people tend to have strong morals and sense of right and wrong, which is what you need to run a country well.

Answer 8

That depends on the religion. Some religious values are evil. Bin Laden is religious. Achmadinijad is religious. Both are evil.

Answer 9

Values have NOTHING to do with religion.

And YIKES! I can;t think of anything more frightening than a person with strong religous views holding a political office and having access to REAL people, real weapons and real tax dollars to play out there Holy Psycho fantasies.

No thanks!!!

Answer 10

its depends if he uses his religious beliefs to create new laws or enforce things that negatively affect the people.
i know bush has strong christian beliefs, so i dont know what the person above me is talking about.