should religion be allowed in politics?

Answer 1

There is no way to take it out. What a person believes informs how they will act. All worldviews have a faith component. That is, not all of their claims and beliefs can be fully and absolutely proven or established, so there is a belief commitment. Every worldview, even the secular worldview, has this faith component. If the state is to treat its citizens fairly and equally, then it must create a level playing-field in which all religions and worldviews are allowed to flourish and promote their vision of the public good.

Answer 2

Absolutely not. Religion will obviously affect people's sense or individual morality, but overt religion has no place in legislation. There are far too many different beliefs in the world and in our country for religion to play an active part in politics. Laws are made to be secular for our own benefit and freedom. If one religion somehow gained complete power of politics, who would defend those that do not share those religious beliefs? Look at how religion affects things like science and education, holding both of those subjects back because they don't support the beliefs held by the religious. Look at theocracies like Iran, and Afghanistan and the "freedoms" they have. Those countries are just two examples of what happens when religion is let into politics and it should never happen here. Our founding fathers tried very hard to make sure it never happened, and now the religious in America are pretending that isn't true in order to place themselves in political lawmaking. This is wrong. No, religion should not be allowed in politics.

Answer 3

It should not be DIS-allowed in politics. If someone wishes to express their religion they ought to be allowed to do so. If the person is making laws and such, and if their religion "influences" the law, as long as it is still good legislation, it should be allowed.

The problem we have these days in America is that the "hallowed" philosophy of the "separation of church and state" has become twisted into the "separation FROM religion in state..." that is, these people don't want to SEE "religion" anywhere, period. The "forefathers" meant the philosophy to be that there should be no state-sponsored religion, not that the "state" (government) should be religion-free. That is not what they intended at all.

Answer 4

I just blogged about this...

Three videos... 1. about the rise of the Moral Majority, 2. How the remnants of the Moral Majority stealthily got themselves in to positions of power, 3. an address by Barack Obama about how Christians should find ways of persuading people using universal values rather then religious ones...

http://aboutkitty.blogspot.com/2007/05/falwell-to-obama.html

Answer 5

no not at all. if we are fighting to keep an Islamic state from popping up in the middle east why would we want a Christan state back at home. religion has no place in politics, it clouds peoples judgment.

Answer 6

In the USA religions can do as they please --

we need to keep politics out of religion

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

Answer 7

Well, there sure is a lot of politics in religion.

Answer 8

No, separation of Church and State. Want an example, Look up the history of the Inquisition.

Answer 9

It would be an infringement of free speech to ban politicians from making religious statements, but it would be nice if people saw through such blatant pandering.

Answer 10

Hi,
It already is. If a person has a belief system then that belief will influence their actions.