2007-09-28 01:31:58 · 8 answers · asked by Rev. Deb 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How can you separate religion from government? Our laws are based upon the 10 commandments.
2007-09-28 01:34:04 · update #1
Before true governments, religion was invented to hold societies together: they all identified with the same thing and had common religious goals.
Governments later evolved out of the primitive societies and used religion as a tool to stay in power and get the masses to behave as they desired.
There has always been religion in government, but it is more noticeable today because a super power is infected more so than ever before.
2007-09-28 01:55:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what country you live in, but in the U.S. our laws are *not* derived from the ten commandments, but rather from British Common Law which existed for hundreds of years before christianity was "introduced" to Britain.
The founders of the U.S. specifically wanted to keep religion out of government because they saw the damage such collaboration caused. The U.S. was founded to be of the people, by the people, and for the people. Nothing religious about that.
"Religion is what the common people see as true, the wise people see as false, and the rulers see as useful." - Seneca
2007-09-28 08:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by YY4Me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't separate religion and government. How do you take the religion out of the person running for office? You can't. You won't.
Vote for the person and vote for their religion at the same time. If you don't want their religion pushed down your throat, then vote for a person who has your religion. Even an atheist will push a belief of nothing onto you.
Their speech and their actions will reflect their religion.
The old saying, "you can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy."
What we must truly watch is the liar. They'll say they are one thing and they are really something else.
2007-09-28 08:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Bible says God has put all leaders in their place-the good and the bad for a reason because He can. See pharaoh-Romans 9:17.
2007-09-28 08:36:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think so, there should be a link between rules & peoples belifes, both shoud be logical
2007-09-28 08:41:08 · answer #5 · answered by toRi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course but not as powerfully as in the past in western culture.
After all with the coming of democracy they lost power.
Still from time to time they use a dummy in power to their agenda
2007-09-28 08:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by silkin_storm 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They go hand in hand. Fear of the unknown and an all seeing all knowing God was good for social control.
2007-09-28 08:35:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
wow u got it !!!!!!!
2007-09-28 08:37:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋