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(pls explain your Answer ; a simple yes or no is pointless unless you can provide an explanation that supports whatever initial answer your give.) This Q is focused on what you think is the proper role of gov't in relation to your chosen religion..

2007-08-05 12:47:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

Please forgive the abbreviations and telegraphic style texting. I did it to fit the Q into the 110 character limit of the Q-box.

2007-08-10 14:23:55 · update #1

14 answers

Yes, in that my religion also dictates the moral code that I follow. However, I think people can possess "morality" and not necessarily be religious. Basically, I want my government to protect my personal religious feedoms and those of others, even if they disagree.

2007-08-05 12:53:42 · answer #1 · answered by cutiemamaof3 2 · 3 0

I expect not a thing pertaining to my religion from the government. Just do the things that make our life better. Like inspecting the darn bridges, the state does so much and the federal government it seems hasn't been doing there part since 1980 no wonder they are falling down.

2007-08-05 20:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by margie s 4 · 1 0

No.

My religious beliefs only affect how I approach the world, and how I respect other people's beliefs.

Govt is independent of religion. It is a forcibly-imposed system of rules, as opposed to one chosen by the individual. As such, it is held to a completely different standard in terms of what it can require and what it must provide.

2007-08-05 21:30:49 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0 0

Karl Marx was born a Jew. Jews don't believe in an after-life, but do believe in the coming of the Messiah who will make life on earth a living Paradise. (They rejected Jesus because he did not create this Paradise).

Karl Marx became disillusioned with his Jewish faith because there was no Paradise yet on earth, and he became quite anti-Semitic. He then formulated in his mind his own version of Paradise, called Communism, which became a very powerful political system, which had a lot of "get-even-with-them" feel-good provisions in his plan.

He thought, there is no God. It's really up to man to create a fair, perfect society...through revolution and coercion. The man was quite delusional.

2007-08-05 21:18:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

My belief in God says that the government should be fair and balanced and treat people with respect. With that being said, people are the moral compass not neccessarily the gov.

2007-08-10 16:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by stunna3m 3 · 0 0

As a christian I believe less government and more personal responsibility is my Shepard in this life.
We should take more responsibility upon our selves with out regulation for the better of ourselves and our fellow man.

2007-08-05 19:59:04 · answer #6 · answered by NEOBillyfree 4 · 1 0

Yes they do. The government needs to stay out of religion and religion needs to stay out of government.

2007-08-05 20:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 1 0

As a Catholic I believe in the commandment Thou shall not steal. The government taking from one and giving to another (non disabled person) is stealing. It is no different than coming into my apartment and taking my tv to give to your next door neighbor
Laws that need to be passed:
Global warming needs to be classified as a religion.
This way the government could not fund it anymore than they can fund the Catholic Church.

Churches need to end misleading names. One that comes to mind is non Catholics calling themselves Christians. If you think Jesus founded the wrong Church how can you at the same time believe He is God? Therefore if you do not believe in Jesus as God where does the term Christian come from?

2007-08-05 20:16:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Yes.
The proper role of government & religion ? "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;..." (underlining the 'free exercise thereof')

2007-08-05 19:58:36 · answer #9 · answered by M*R 2 · 1 0

No, I want the government to stay out of my life. I don't expect anything from them that is related in anyway to my faith.

2007-08-05 19:58:40 · answer #10 · answered by whitiepossum 3 · 1 0

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