Who rules who? Does religion rule politics or do politics rule religion? Is it all just a vicious circle?

Question

What is your opinion?

Question to rac:

Who would make the decision of what the "true" religion(s) are?

Answer 1

If the Founders had intended this to be a Christian Republic, they would not have separated Church and State in the constitution. Besides, many of the founders were Deists or atheists, not Christians; it would have been impossible for them to intend a Christian Republic.
The First Amendment states:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…"
Article VI, Section 3 of the constitution also states:
"The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States, and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States."

It is the religious right that keeps crossing the line between separation of church and state. For example:
Anybody on the left who hopes that when people like Reverend Falwell disappear that the opportunity to convert all of America has gone with them fundamentally misunderstands why institutions like this were created."
-- Newt Gingrich, at Liberty University,

Answer 2

If religion caters to politics then it is not true religion. If politics caters to religion, then it is a step in the right direction if, and only if, the religion being respected is true religion. If not, then you fall into radicalism as seen in the middle east or the middle ages (crusades and inquisition). You are correct that in normal society, politics and religion overlap each other in myriad wicked ways. The lines are blurred and it becomes difficult to tell one from the other.
There is a reason for our separation of church and state.

Answer 3

No. faith would not play a place in many human beings's stand on abortion. i'm no longer a non secular guy or woman and that i do no longer approve of abortion as a delivery administration degree; that's the rationalization maximum abortions are finished. If a guy or woman (the two adult adult males and girls) is going to have intercourse, they could desire to have the foresight to take the essential precautions to stay away from being pregnant. i do no longer purchase into the argument that it only happened in a 2d of pastime. i individually do no longer supply a sh*t what Obama says, he's a rubber lipped flesh presser and could weasel around any good forthright answer. someone this is a sufferer of forcible rape could have some legal recourse, yet even then, an abortion may be killing yet another Einstein. i've got confidence in women's rights too. i've got confidence they have the suited to take delivery administration pills or placed a condom of their handbag.

Answer 4

Religion does not rule politics but politics sure has tried to rule religion the last few words. Christians are not to have freedom of speech according to some loon on Anderson Cooper.

Answer 5

Well, the next time I hear the president of some large religious denomination or sect override congress, the executive branch, and the judicial branch, I'll be first in line to say that religion rules politics.

Answer 6

No, religion is close to politics because their getting a little under the table. It's all retarded when you get down to it, people saying anything they want to about whoever and then trying to get away with it by calling the opposite dirty names rather than working to bring down their opinion.

Answer 7

Neither, but current political strategy by the right has made morality a political issue.

Answer 8

Neither should rule the other; there should be a clear separation. The church used to be the more dominant of the two. (See link...)

Answer 9

I think the Democratic presidential nominee, as well as the Republican, ought to keep religious talk out of the campaign. Voters for whom religious faith makes a difference can have good reason to distrust candidates' talk about their faith. When candidates talk thus they diminish the dignity of faith itself by reducing it to a pious confession of conviction, humility or concern, a mere uttering of earnest words. A thick respect for the mystery of God, for the inability of God to be domesticated to one program or party — a respect that should be proper to the Christian faith of our presidential candidates — cannot be honored by such faith-talk in an election season.

Answer 10

The vicious circle is the best definition