Belong in American Politics?
Democrats and Republicans alike are people of faith, in fact most of the Dems last night were Roman Catholics or Methodist, and Edwards stated he had been raised a evangelical baptist.
That being said the Founding Fathers might have been deists but they formed a Government on biblical principles.
If we did not have a country based on a biblical foundation wouldn't be like the USSR?
You can force morality laws on people by threats of prison, condemnation by society, lawsuits that will effect there pocketbooks, but dfoes that change the hate in thier heart? NO
Man cannot change a person's heart from evil to decent so wouldn't it be fair to say that some biblical words of wisdom should be said to people from our Politicians...
2007-06-05 04:18:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
If people would love others more than they loved themselves then all the 10 commandments would be fulfilled.
If Christians actually acted like Christians then we would not be having these discussions.
And I do not believe the founding fathers were all deists. No one has ever been able to prove that to me. They were of all kinds of backgrounds. And Benjamin Franklin believed a society needed religion for it's morals.
2007-06-05 04:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
YES
First the 10 Commandments are the basis for civility and all Law. They are tantamount to Julius Cesar's Universally discoverable norms of Society. (Roman Law)
These are basic instructions that would be normal in any society. The little things like, Don't kill your neighbor steal his stuff and rape his wife. You know the basics.
Faith is a bit of a developmental skill. It is subject to variables. I always like the saying "By faith you can be healed or you can get sick" Faith is personal everyone has some measure of it and it is fundamental to the human experience. eg Toyota is better than Audi. An ambiguous statement without support believed by faith.
Jesus is the Father of Liberalism So of course RedsStaters would not want Jesus in politics. How do you love thy neighbor and be against a living wage, or health-care. Jesus and Redpublican politics, like oil and water do not mix.
Go Team Bush Go
2007-06-05 11:32:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course matters of faith have a place in American politics. But laws are another matter. For example, the commandments of 'No other God', 'Keeping the Sabbath Holy', and against Idols are specifically about the practice of a religion. Our constitution would bar any of these commandments to become law because people not of the Abrahamic faiths, and people of no faith at all could not be compelled by the government to honor any specific religion.
2007-06-05 11:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by jehen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Directly, no. However everyone in the country has some type of moral compass. Many have been formed by religious beliefs. Those running for office and those voting use these beliefs to help form opinions on issues of the day and to make voting decisions. That can never be removed from the government.
2007-06-05 11:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by Brian 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If people don't want religion and politics to mix, then that is fine. The Ten Commandments are commandments NO ONE should have a problem with because they are universal moral codes.
I wouldn't force my religion on anyone, but if one doesn't have some kind of beliefs, what kind of morals do they hold?
2007-06-05 11:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by Frank Dileo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I disagree completely.
Having faith or being religious are fine in your personal life. However, there is a separation of church and state in this country, and religion and faith should not be injected into political discourse.
2007-06-05 11:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by pastor of muppets 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a word no. why not? well because to force any specific mythos would by its very nature be the antithesis of what it this nation stands for. the first ammendment guarantees the individual the right to worship as he/she sees fit. that would include the right to not worship if he/she chooses. to force one to adhere to any religion (be it christianity or not) would clearly violate one of the most sacred and dare i say "inalienable" rights promised to us and guaranteed by the blood of those dying to protect it.
now that aside, let me ask you this. what happens if a muslim or hindu or even a wiccan gets elected to office? are you prepared to accept their beliefs and cast your's aside so as to avoid you're belief that without doing so we'd end up like the former USSR? and if not why, or is it your question really is asking should we force one specific mythos on all?
2007-06-05 11:34:21 · answer #7 · answered by hork2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think to a degree we should try and keep biblical teachings out of politics but we need to keep a general moral code. I think things are pretty good the way they are now. Keep things like murder and stealing illegal and things like adultery and worshiping idols legal.
2007-06-05 11:24:44 · answer #8 · answered by gerafalop 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Those who love toltalitarian rule and a government that punishes christians and anyone that opposes that rule should move to China,Cuba,Iran,North Korea,etc.
2007-06-05 11:46:21 · answer #9 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would like god's word in government, but at the same time i believe in seperation of church and state because if a non-christian was in charge i would not want to follow their beliefs
2007-06-05 11:45:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋