Liberal and Conservative Views on Freedom of Religion?

Question

I am doing a paper for school and I need to figure out what a Liberal's view is on Freedom of Religion and what a Conservative's view is on Freedom of Religion. My question is "It is possible for religion to be completely taken out of politics? Yes or no, and what extent should it influence government policy? “

What is a good source on how I can find opinions from a Liberal's View and a Conservative's view? Or can anyone flat out tell me?
Thanks!

I am doing a paper for school and I need to figure out what a Liberal's view is on Freedom of Religion and what a Conservative's view is on Freedom of Religion. My question is "It is possible for religion to be completely taken out of politics? Yes or no, and what extent should it influence government policy? “

What is a good source on how I can find opinions from a Liberal's View and a Conservative's view? Or can anyone flat out tell me?
Thanks!
- I need actual sources with a view on how Freedom of Religion should be, a liberals view and a conservatives view...

Answer 1

In a nutshell, a liberal would be for total freedom of religion. A conservative would limit those freedoms to any Christian religion.

Answer 2

Although politicians religious views affect their political opinion, sectarian differences are only important in politics periodically when politicians or parties use these differences to get. support. The latest outbreak of sectarianism in politics started when the Evangelicals and to a lesser extent Catholics became outraged about the legalizing of abortion, and the Republicans saw an opportunity to become a majority by becoming the pro life party in the late 70's. However they are alienating their traditional base so previously Republican regions are now electing democrats, so. I think the era of religion in politic is ending, and if Rudy gets the nomination it will be gone at the national level for good. This is a long way of saying that I remember when a politicians religious beliefs were considered a private matter, and with in the foreseeable future it will be again.

for legal position see
http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/issues/religiousfreedom/Default.aspx
http://www.aclu.org/religion/

Answer 3

My view, as a card-carrying Liberal, is this: Freedom of religion should also include freedom from religion. It should, in no significant way, be incorporated into our government institutions or forced upon the people in any way by any agent or agency of the government.

Churches should also stay out of politics. If they want to play in the political arena and effect policy, then they should play by the rules we all do. They should have to pay taxes as they are also a political organization. They would also have to tolerate and even encourage the encorporation of other religious beliefs and practices of all Americans into government.

Answer 4

Religion should be taken out of politics.

Morality should not. (don't kill, steal, lie, or cheat)

The main religions of the world share pretty much all the same morality.

Most people have been correct on this matter with the answers prior to mine.

Libs believe in freedom to practice, but keep it out of Government

Conservatives, Especially Christian Conservatives believe that it belongs in government, schools, public places.

Answer 5

Conservatives tend to view both religion clauses rather narrowly and liberals tend to view both of them rather broadly. Conservatives tend to view the Free Exercise Clause as being a ban on government punishment of religious beliefs while liberals believe in going father than that and see it further as a ban on any behavior inextricably linked to religious beliefs. That distinction between liberals and conservatives marked the difference between the Supreme Court's majority opinion in Smith v. Employment Division, 1990 and the dissenting opinions.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=494&invol=872
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Answer 6

you comprehend what's the toughest element approximately being a liberal? we are charged with conserving the 'liberties' (hence the term liberal) of all persons. This includes the rights of extremely-conservative religions to be extremely conservative. i think of the subject is that persons do no longer comprehend what a liberal is. A liberal is only and man or woman who places the rights and well-being of the guy above the business enterprise (or regulation). Jesus replaced right into a self proclaimed liberal (the regulation replaced into made for guy, no longer guy for the regulation).

Answer 7

most conservatives tend to be christian, that being said a truly conservative view on freedom of religion would be that it is near to absolute ( the only qualifier being that your religion not cause you to hurt or impose your will upon others ) conservative values tend towards less government more personal freedom and responsibility. Liberal values tend towards more government control and involvement which inevitably leads to less freedom and less personal responsibility. with regards to freedom of religion you can see in communist countries the extreme variant of liberalism's ultimate ends on freedom of religion. state sponsored and state controlled religion. Karl Marx was an atheist and a left wing extremist his thoughts on religion were that it is necessary for the state to control religion in order to better control and pacify the people.

Answer 8

The best source for your report would be the documents on which this country was founded. Separation of Church and State, right to privacy, and a number of other references that the Republican party, the religious right, and the Neo-Cons wish you would ignore. There wish list calls for people to have no rights when they are guaranteed by the writings and subsequesnt laws and rights created by our forefathers.

Answer 9

I am fairly conservative. I believe that men should be allowed to practice thier religon anywhere and anytime they choose. Our seperation of church and state is so that their is no mandated religion, not to keep politicions basedon thier religious(or otherwise) beliefs. There is always going to be religious influence as people make decisions based on facts, and morale beliefs.

Answer 10

Obviously, both parties strongly back the freedom for any citizen to practice their religion.
But, liberals believe it has absolutely no place in decision-making in politics. Conservatives believe it should help make certain decisions.