Who would be in favor.?

Question

Who would be in favor of removing all religious from the government?

Answer 1

My favorite bumper sticker is

Last time we mixed religion and polotics;
people got burned at the stake.


i'm in favor

Answer 2

You might want to be more explicit in what you are wanting to do. Remove all religious influence in government practices is one thing, removing all religous people from government would be another. If a preacher runs for congress and serves his state then that is great. If a preacher gets into congress so he can pass laws promoting christianity then that is not great. A religious person in government is not a bad thing. A religious person using government to further their religion is a bad thing.

The purpose of government is to serve the people. All of the people in the nation. Not just the religious, not just the christians, not just the atheists. The best thing for the government to be is religiously neutral. It should not favor any belief over any other.

Answer 3

Let's see - corruption and immorality are major problems with our politicians today

And here we have suggestion to remove all people for whom ethics and morality are major forces in their lives, people who believe in systems of ultimate reward and punishment, people whose faith has an influence on how they act.

This does not strike me as the best way to improve government. In fact, I would be more apt to look kindly on an action that would require some form of religious adherence before a person could assume public office.

This has nothing to do with my own belief, just as a way of getting better government.

Answer 4

All religious people, or all religion? Religious people-nah.

Good laws are based on empathy and shared experience, not on the books of some religion. While the laws of a faith and the laws of a country may be the same, their basis does matter.

Answer 5

people are biased no matter what. so by removing the religious from government, all that's left is atheists, who will themselves be biased.

the whole point of a democracy is that you get rulers who think the same way you do...

Answer 6

I wouldn't. Where would they get morality from? Atheism has no real basis for morality. They can adopt morals from other systems, but ultimately, anything goes. It's your word against mine, what gives anyone's word more credence than someone else's? Only God is able to ultimately declare something right or wrong. As our Creator, He has the right to determine morality. Removing any moral source from government would be very foolish.

Foolish meaning "rejecting of wisdom" "stupid"

Answer 7

That was always the general intent of the USA's government when they said "separation of Church and State," but this is the same government that brands all its money with "In God We Trust." Hypocritical.

Answer 8

No one would benefit from an obscene sort of religious purging within the government. There would be only losses.

Answer 9

I would. That way no religion would get preferential treatment nor would any religion have to struggle to be recognized on soldier's graves the way that Wiccans have had to

Answer 10

I would keep all religious for people to worship God or Godess