Do you feel the U.S. could find its self in the same turmoil as Iraq if we continue to allow politics to convience the citizens Goverment in the name of God? Touch-y question, but Iraq and the other middle eastern country's began there political/religious journey. Be nice, don't stroke out in convultions.
2006-12-22 09:31:10 · 6 answers · asked by edubya 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
A poster above wrote that 90% of Americans are Christian - actually the figure is 79% ... however that's still a vast majority. So, obviously, there are many Christians in both camps.
However, I do believe that far right extremist Christians are doing everything they can to cause a great divide in our country. The kind of people who think they know, not only how to live their personal lives, but how you should as well.
I'm a liberal - and a practicing Christian. However, I don't believe the government needs to install marble religious symbols on public property - I don't believe that municipalities should fund religious displays at holiday time - I don't believe that our public schools should engage our children in religous pageants, nor lead them in school prayers. My family tries to live Christian lives, attend church regularly, and believe that we have enough time in our home and at church for religious teaching and praying without the schools or our government supplementing it with tax dollars.
I believe that, given their goals, if the far right extremist Christians (the lunatic fringe) get their way, we would be exactly like Iran - albeit Christian. I find them very very scary.
And very very divisive.
2006-12-22 10:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by tristanrobin 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
United States is a secular government. Church and state have been separated centuries ago. Conservativism and liberalism are separate political ideologies - they have nothing to do with religion. You can be satanist and be either liberal or conservative. Politicians refers to God because because it appeals to everyone no matter their religion.
2006-12-22 19:31:30 · answer #2 · answered by Curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, these seperations have been around for a while now. Religion is just one aspect of it. America has been devided 50/50 for a while now and has been pretty much since Clinton.
2006-12-22 17:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by JFra472449 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
American is more than 90% Christian. Does that sound like a conservative/liberal issue to you?
The thing that worries me is that America is based on "majority rules". But it seems it is slowly turning into "minority rules".
Merry Christmas
2006-12-22 17:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by time_wounds_all_heelz 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that our country is polarized b/c of many issues but definitely would agree that Religion is a biggie.
2006-12-22 17:40:56 · answer #5 · answered by hockey8j 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its not religion
its the old confederacy/republic separation
fought along nearly the same geographic lines that it was during the civil war
2006-12-22 17:35:18 · answer #6 · answered by anonacoup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋