Do you believe that religion should be outside the realm of liberal and conservative?

Question

or one side is correct and should control religion? Do you think your respective religious group should tell you how to vote?

Answer 1

My "religious group" has never (and I would never permit them to) dictated my vote. Conservatives or liberals may pretend to hold a monopoly on religion, but it's really irrelevant. If your question is: should religion be allowed to affect politics...that's very involved. The short answer is that since millions of Americans at least claim to hold to Christianity, then their interests should be upheld by their representatives. Obviously, then, religion has and does already affect politics.

Answer 2

I think it IS outside the realm of liberal and conservative.

Any religion that tries to tell it's followers how to vote is acting not only immorally but illegally.

Answer 3

I don't know about religion, but God is outside the realm of both. Your conscience should tell you how to vote. No need for someone that has Him to be told how to vote by another person....you already know!

Answer 4

Yes, it should be outside of "liberal" and "conservative". Religious filth has no place in government.

The US started because of "No taxation without repesentation". If the cults won't pay taxes, then they don't deserve representation in government. Likewise, anyone who doesn't have sex has no business telling other people how and when they can.

"New Rule: If churches don't have to pay taxes, they also can't call the fire department when they catch fire. Sorry, Reverend, that's one of those services that goes along with paying in. I'll use the fire department I pay for; you can pray for rain."
- Bill Maher


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Answer 5

yes. The bible is politically nuetral. Jesus said "My kingdom is not of this world". interestingly enough there is far more liberty to have differing views on the right than there is on the left. For example the rev Pat Robertson and Pat Buchanan opposed the Iraq war and they are treated the same as ever. Joe Liebermann supported the war and look what the democrats did to him.

Answer 6

I think religion should be what religion always should be: a system of beliefs and a system of moral codes to set up a way of life, be it personal, social or political. It should not be used as a tool for selfish ends, nor should it sacrafice its true nature to appease anyone.

Answer 7

NO!!!!! The religious right told people to vote for Bush...look how that turned out

Answer 8

If a church is set up as a non-profit charity (as opposed to a non-profit political organization) it can't legally support a political candidate.

Answer 9

Just vote on the candidate that will vote on Biblical Principles !

Answer 10

Absolutely! It's sad that many zealots have hijacked parties on both sides.