Do you tend to vote for the person who has religious views that are closest to yours or does that not matter that much to you? Or do you vote against someone because of their religion?
2007-11-02 20:19:15 · 26 answers · asked by going postal 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope. But see, I get really mad at people who judges Mitt Romney on his religion. They don't care what his purposes are, they don't care what his points of views are, they don't see what makes him a good candidate.... what the haters DO see is that he is a Mormon and they don't like Mormons and just because he is a Mormon they wouldn't vote for him, even if he offered the best for the country.
I'm totally neutral to politics but this really recalls my attention.
[Edit]: Alex B. Mormonism is part of Christianity. We are Christians and you don't have to set us apart in another list.
2007-11-02 20:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well, what choice do we have? Every big time canidate we've ever had has been some form of Christian. Yes, some were Catholic and I believe some in the recent past were Mormon, but its all Christianity in the end. So, no, I don't think anyone can vote based on religion because we're all voting for a Christian no matter what.
2007-11-02 20:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by stephhp116 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am an Indian in India and so the answer is hypothetical. The religion will not affect my decision about voting for a person.
2007-11-02 20:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely. We vote against anyone that sounds like he will be using religion like Adolf Hitler did. Of course, you actually have to STUDY (note: not guess or presume) what Hitler did to understand this answer. Of course, most people are too LAZY to study that much, so perhaps they need a whipping more than a soap box.
2007-11-02 20:34:49 · answer #4 · answered by urukorcs 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a very good question. I bet most of Americans would say that it plays little or no part in how they vote, but this belies the fact that ALL of US presidents were Protestants, with the sole exception of Kennedy who didn't even finish his term.
Personally, I don' t have such a problem because I'm not an American. I'm a Canadian and in our parliamentary system I'm more inclined to vote for a particular party rather than for a candidate. :)
2007-11-02 20:26:06 · answer #5 · answered by Belzetot 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it does. I wouldn't vote for an atheist or a religious zealot. Balance and a firm belief in God is key, whichever religion they are. Ok, I lie...maybe not "whichever" religion. There are a few that do not sit well with me.
2007-11-02 20:31:59 · answer #6 · answered by GoodJuJu2U 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even though I am not old enough to vote yet...I will not vote.
Religion had taught me not to vote.
Since Jesus said not to be part of the world, and the book of Daniel says all goverments on earth will be brought to ruins and Acts 5:29"In answer Peter and the [other] apostles said: “We must obey God as ruler rather than men."
2007-11-02 21:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, religion makes politics unimportant to me, I have the pursuit of God, I don't care what men and women chose for themselves, as long as the innocent have some comfort beyond calling religion "the opiate of the masses". I.E. I care about human rights, not politics, and leaders are subject to the laws of human and natural rights, including civil punishment for denying anyone else their rights.
God bless.
2007-11-02 20:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by Gravitar or not... 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not! I plan to vote for the person that will look out for everyone, regardless of religion or race.
2007-11-02 20:27:59 · answer #9 · answered by Mir 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In the past, it really had not mattered to me. Not quite true I didn't vote for GW either time more because I always thought he was an idiot, but his religious zeal was a turn off too. This time around it does. I want someone who can really be secular. None of this "god is my co-pilot" crap.
2007-11-02 20:26:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋