are politics and religion connected?

Question

isn't belief and struggle for power political, including interfaith and among societies?

I do not mean to merge state and faith/church

I mean some people claim politics and religion do not mix...yet I see that they are really facets of the same?

Answer 1

They are intertwined.

Religion tries to use politics to push their superstition on the people, and politicians play to the ready pool of sheep to get their votes.

They are not the same. One is a belief in a superstition, and the other is a competition for political power. There is politics in religious heirarchies and there is an almost religious following of parties by some people, but they are still separate beliefs.

You could say that religion and nationalism are similar in that they are ways to control people based on rhetoric and not substance. And blind nationalism can be just as harmful and play off of religious superstition.

Answer 2

Politics and religion has always been connected in some way or another. After 231 years people still don't get the idea that religion has a place in America BUT NOT IN THE US GOVERNMENT. People still think that religion is some sort of contest - you know - "My church is better than your church" or "My priest, pastor, minister, Rabbi (or whatever) is better than yours". It makes me ill to see that although we are supposed to be the most educated people in the civilized world - yet we still hold on to the death penalty in the US criminal justice system! Barbaric or not, we can't seem to get the point of the Bible, Torrah, Koran or whatever we worship with the 5th Commandment which says, "Thou shalt not kill". Why is that? As for politics, what is really hilarious is that some priests, ministers, pastors, Rabbi's and others still practice politics at the pulpit and the churches still do not pay tax! Why is that?

Answer 3

From the beginning, man have Incorporated religion and politics. Ancient Egyptian politics included their religion; the faith of the Hebrews and Israelites was their politics; Mohammad's religion was his politics. However, History clearly shows that Religion and Politics makes bad medicine. Jesus said it best when he said; "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's."

Answer 4

Religion should inform your political views (and often does).

A good example would be Liberation Theology, which is informed by Catholic Social Justice Theories. Adherents believe in the Church's preferential option for the poor, and strive to bring justice to the oppressed. (Sometimes siding with revolutionaries).

Answer 5

Look at all our money the government made! In God We Trust!
Yes there's a connection and the 10 a lot of the 10 Commandments prove that!!

Answer 6

always...at least that's what it seems like.

ie-in the united states, there was always a "battle" between dems and reps on whether or not abortion should be legal..why? (no offense) that's because mostly christians complained about it and said it is "not moral".

i wouldn't do it but i believe that everyone should do as they wish, so long as they don't hurt (ie-murder) others or their rights (ie-religion, expression etc).

unfortunately, politicians don't always care about people or their rights...in fact, as pessimistic as this sounds, i believe the only thing they care about=their own ArSS and their families. ie-if they are christian, they will try to make laws that in their opinion are moral and right according to their religion.. in other words, they will try to "christinify" the country.. this is even worse in strict muslim countries.

Answer 7

To a lot of people and in many ways religion and politics are inseparable. I think that is a pity.

Let's keep idiotic religious dogma out of our laws.

Answer 8

Yes, and it will be those kings of the earth who will turn on the great harlot, Babylon the Great, the world empire of false religion that committed fornications with the kings of the earth, and completely destroy her so that she can never recover.

Answer 9

it is in elementary terms the a techniques precise Christian fundamentalists that placed God into another sentence. you do no longer see the Jews, Hindus, Muslims, even average Catholics going on like that. maximum logical human beings comprehend that faith has no longer something to do with politics, and God has no longer something to do with faith. yet, regrettably, a phase of our inhabitants has allowed itself to be controlled by potential of what I call "media salvation" and that's thrown down our throats. it is style of embaressing to be seen the worldwide's humorous tale...oh wait, we already had that identify after the election of 2000, did no longer we.

Answer 10

Politics is essentially group-think manipulation

gee.. that's what religion is too

mathematically:

P = R