A very open-ended question. Have at it! Thanks.
2007-07-24 07:08:42 · 18 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Hey there! :)
2007-07-24 07:15:06 · update #1
Sometimes one can best demonstrate absurdity by being absurd.
2007-07-24 07:21:17 · update #2
Hardly at all.
2007-07-24 07:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
As I do not practice or attend any organized religion I can't say as they affect my political views. With that said however I am still a very moral person & my political beliefs reflect that. I tend to size up candidates based on their moral standings rather than their religious ones.
2007-07-24 14:17:17 · answer #2 · answered by Diamond24 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe in separation of church and state. And, my politics are driven by my morals, which I don't need to be religious to have good morals and to care about people and the direction of my country. I believe in a secular government and that secular humanism that our government is based on means that you can be humane and moral without the need for a supernatural god. And I believe my faith is private and personal. I don't see them as incompatable at all.
2007-07-24 14:26:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who is religious will have their political ideologies shaped by their religious ones. It's only natural.
What most people who claim to believe in the separation of church and state don't realize is that the separation of church and state was never meant to keep religion out of politics, it was meant to keep politics out of religion, in so much that the state did not have the right to interfere in religious freedoms.
It's immensely difficult to keep religion out of politics. Our nation was founded on judeo-christian principles. Peoples religion tends to dictate their morality, and thusly would affect many policy making decisions.
2007-07-24 14:24:29 · answer #4 · answered by osborne_pkg 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. I don't vote what I beleive and don't feel contradicted.
Voting anti-abortion would cost the country more in welfare. Or else earn another negative in terms of world view as a country that lets children starve and live on the street.
2007-07-24 14:13:22 · answer #5 · answered by catladyloveskaus 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't mix religion with politics. I'm a very strong believer in Separation of Church-State. I believe that religion hurts the state, and the state hurts religion.
2007-07-24 14:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by Jeremiah 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My religious beliefs affect every single aspect of my life. I will vote for the person that I think represents my values. Granted politicians are politicians
2007-07-24 14:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by Jasmine 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Since I lack any religious beliefs, there is no effect to measure at all in my case.
2007-07-24 14:17:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They dont. I vote for who I think is the best candidate for the job regardless of their religious faith, or mine. Nothing good comes out of a theocracy.
2007-07-24 14:13:14 · answer #9 · answered by satcomgrunt 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As a Buddhist and a Humanist I would not want to see Christian Thocracy ruin America--so I lean liberal a bit.
Yesterday you said Atheist "ruined" the Northeast. How?
I think we both know why you wouldnt answer up to that.
If anything the Catholic Church sex scandal in Boston "ruined" more peoples lives that Freedom of Thought ever could.
Thank you.
2007-07-24 14:14:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Not much...I believe in God, but not Organized Religion...Moderate leading Conservative
2007-07-24 14:14:41 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋