And should religious leaders give their opinions on the candidates?
2007-01-15 02:02:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
sorry about the error, I ment OUR religion
2007-01-15 02:03:33 · update #1
Only if we want more idiots in positions of power creating more catastrophes like we are involved in in Iraq.
love and blessings Don
2007-01-15 02:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with people voting for those who they feel will keep their religious values. The problem I see in not in the individual voter, but the politicians who try to manipulate those people for votes. Both parties should be made up of religious and non religious and varying religions of voters, but today they try to make the Republican party the Christian party and the Democrat party the non Christian party and this in my opinion is wrong,. When doing so both parties alienate those who feel strongly about some issues, but are not represented by their chosen party. I am Republican, I am also Wiccan and the current president has publicly said he does not recognize Wiccans or pagans as a valid religion that has the protection of religious freedom. This is wrong politicians should be for religious freedom even if they disagree with that religion. I have also known homosexual Republicans who cannot vote for Democrats but because of the homosexual view within the Republican party that party alienates these people. I use examples of the Republican party because that is my party and I do know that Democrats alienate people too, i am not a Democrat, so I cannot speak for them.
2007-01-15 02:14:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Religion and politics do not mix. Think about what is the best thing for the country a good sixty years down the road and find the candidate who has the closest ideals to that. It shouldn't matter if the candidate is male or female, black or white, Baptist or Buddhist, you should only be concerned with who would be the best.
2007-01-15 02:08:30 · answer #3 · answered by Wisdom Lies in the Heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely! We should vote for the man or woman that is going to keep their word. If their word falls in line with how God wants man to live, I.e. against abortion or killing, against same sex marriage as this is an abomination to God, then that candidate must be considered more highly than say the candidate that promises to put more money in your pocket via tax cuts. The politician that focuses on the wallet rather than the real issues of humankind and it's progression is not the right candidate as far as I am concerned.
Matt
2007-01-15 02:09:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well our fore fathers did indicate that there should be no religious test as a measure of holding office, HOWEVER... People who do believe the same as you do, will most often hold the same morals and values as yourself. To this end I believe that we should try to find the candidate who most closely follows our own beliefs. If however we were to wait for the candidate who had identical beliefs as we do, we might never vote. Just my thoughts...
2007-01-15 02:09:33 · answer #5 · answered by azguy6341 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I (I cannot speak for "we" because I only live by I) pray on who to vote for. So yes, my faith is involved.
I think religious leaders of every religion should be able to endorse a candidate, though I do not think it is ethical for the leader to tell the congregation on who to vote for.
New
2007-01-15 02:06:15 · answer #6 · answered by newcovenant0 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frankly, I think that our beliefs guide us. If you're religious, those are part of your beliefs, so yes, I think religion goes into our decision on voting. ANd I think there's nothing wrong with that.
As far as religious leaders, I think they should stay out of it. They are there to guide us, spiritually. Not tell us how to vote. I mean, really, separation of church and state?
2007-01-15 02:08:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, church and state were separated to prevent one from corrupting the other. I'd take a wise and qualified secular person over a religious but incompetent candidate.
2007-01-15 02:11:48 · answer #8 · answered by Draco Paladin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We should vote our conscience and our values.
Religious leaders have as much right to express their political opinions as anyone.
Did you know that Democrats appear in churches seeking votes, even though they are strong supporters of the supposed separation of church and state.
grace2u
2007-01-15 02:58:09 · answer #9 · answered by Theophilus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think our religious principles should come into play. I do not think we should vote for people based solely or primarily on religion though.
2007-01-15 02:10:49 · answer #10 · answered by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋