2007-01-29 17:49:45 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm an atheist, so I don't have a religion. I would want a secular government that doesn't favor one religion over another and keeps beliefs and legislation separate and I'd want freedom of religion for everybody. Everybody could believe in and worship (or choose not to) whatever they want as long as they respect other people's right to choose their own path and don't harm anyone.
2007-01-29 21:04:36 · answer #1 · answered by undir 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No everyone has the right to their beliefs. even if they conflict with mine.
granted i am Pagan, and believe in all gods. so if my religion was the "official religion" then everyone's religion would also be the official. but not everyone else would see it that way.
so i say no. let your religion decide your spiritual fate, and leave it to man to govern men while we are in this world.
the state or nation should have no business in religious practices. and if they claim that you have freedom of religion then they should recognise the traditions of all religions when making laws.
granted we cannot allow human sacrifice and other things like that. but there is no reason that 2 gay people cannot have legal marriage rights.
2007-01-29 18:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where the hell do people get the false information that the US was founded as a Christian nation. The US has *NEVER* had a state relgion.
Look at this 1797 Treaty approved by George Washington and John Adams:
"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
****UNITED STATES = SECULAR*****
Theocracy is unAmerican. The answer to your question is no.
2007-01-29 17:59:31 · answer #3 · answered by James 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Christianity is the major religion in the United States anyways, why not make it the official religion. Atheists in America will bash Christians still but it's ok.
2007-01-29 17:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by mr x krazy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why do fundamentalists think everyone else has a religion? I don't but I accept that others need a crutch. Mr Ficta actually thinks he is important enough to be hated. Not so Mr Ficta. In fact I myself will never mention you again. Many people answered not only this question but heaps of others by saying people have their own minds to choose. These people don't realise that their thinking rises above the majority who don't even realise they have a right to think. The majority merely perpetuate the rubbish they have been indoctrinated in. I hope I have stimulated the people who actually believe everybody thinks, into realising they are not the same as everybody else. It's not a bad thing to accept you actually are more in tune with yourself and life in general than the majority. Continue to think.
2007-01-29 18:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by Watcher 465 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I am a Christian and I would not want any religion to be the official religion of the state, if you are talking about a government mandated religion. But...I would not be against those in government acknowledging their faith. Speaking openly about their faith or how it affects their world view.
2007-01-29 18:10:53 · answer #6 · answered by shirewyn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Lord, no! Our country was founded on the premise of freedom of religion!
You only have to look at the backwards countries where there is a state religion, like Iran, to see how bad that can be.
2007-01-29 17:53:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't have a religion, so no.
That said, I'm not in favor of any state religions. Freedom of religion is a fundamental human right.
2007-01-29 17:57:10 · answer #8 · answered by mickingundagai 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. The state should never, ever have a religion.
2007-01-29 17:53:55 · answer #9 · answered by kordan_barterson 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No. I would love to make reality the religion of the state. But I also believe in the Constitution. I respect your right to worship as you wish.
2007-01-29 17:53:17 · answer #10 · answered by Mere Mortal 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋