This isn't a trick question. I really want to know, if it came down to it and there was a conflict between your God and your President, whose side would you take?
2007-02-27 08:05:47 · 27 answers · asked by Bush Invented the Google 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It would depend on the president. If I respect him, then it would be first my country. I think most of the times, I would pick my country.
2007-02-27 10:00:47 · answer #1 · answered by cynical 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Country
2007-02-27 08:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God, family, then country. Always.
A President is just a man, and other than the authority of his position, has no claims on me.
2007-02-27 08:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is not religion. God is eternal. Nations come and go.
The apostle Paul was thrown in jail for his beliefs, so you can see the answer.
I pray there is never a time in this country where these would conflict.
2007-02-27 08:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by MoltarRocks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldnt choose a side, I would let God deal with the President. Becuase the all mighty wants us to respect authority.
2007-02-27 08:09:19 · answer #5 · answered by barrett987 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This IS a trick question.
You can't have a country like this without freedom of religion, and if you had to choose, you would get neither.
Besides, who likes our president?
EDIT: Y'all need to stop drinking the hate-erade.
Am I to assume that "religion" in this context means my personal convictions? If so, then yeah, that is a big difference. In that context, one must remember that being a US citizen is a contract. That contract stipulates that so long as I pay taxes and follow the laws put in place, that I receive the protection, sanctuary, and benefits of living in America, such as those in the Bill of Rights.
To answer your question, it would require an examination of the contract regarding Federal Policy and personal freedoms. The difference is, my personal freedoms are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights, and National Policy, including any and all laws directing it, only hold limited powers over me, excluding those freedoms guaranteed to me by the Bill of Rights.
Now if, as your question poses, I really truly do have to decide between my "religion," that is, my personal beliefs, and the "country," or, a national policy, then where's my "contract" agreeing to keep my freedoms in exchange for letting the government hold limited power over me?
Can you really agree contractually to give up your freedom and still "choose" between your religion and your country, as you say? Trick question!
I know that there should be an easy answer here, but I'm just throwing this out there: If you were a citizen of a country that made you choose, would you still want to be in that country? If you say yes, then you would be committing an illegal act in that country. For not choosing that country, you would be a criminal. In the real world, this is what it means for me: I would never belong to a country that made me choose. If I had to choose, I would choose another country that wouldn't make me choose. If you still want my final final answer, think about what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the Declaration of Independence, and whether they chose their God or their "country."
2007-02-27 08:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by frenzee2000 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
My God's side. The motto is God, Country, Honor.
2007-02-27 08:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Country.
God loves people that care about and protect other people.
2007-02-27 08:08:28 · answer #8 · answered by a bush family member 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
nicely I say it extremely is in basic terms as much as you to compliment. What do you desire? God or your u . s . a .? i'm a Muslim, and that i do no longer desire to sound like I"m asserting Islam is greater useful than the different faith ( admire all of them) yet in Islam you're allowed the two. you suspect in God, Pray, undergo Him, all of that. yet once you die for the protection of your u . s . a ., you at present bypass to Heaven. and likewise in case you die for a relatives member or solid buddy you bypass to heaven, yet that would not answer your question in any respect. :D wish I helped!!
2016-11-26 19:20:21 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Country, but not a political leader per say.
2007-02-27 08:08:47 · answer #10 · answered by Timothy M 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋