Ban all religion based political parties which tend to be introspective and regressive . This should be enshrined in law and any countries with religous governments should be marginalised and banned from the UN, EU, NATO and all other international organisations.
2007-12-01 22:31:01 · 18 answers · asked by Moscow 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
@Cal....just to make it clear that I'm not advocating banning religion. Only keeping religion out of governmental politics. Religion can continue exactly as it has for '000's of yrs, just remove it from the political spectrum.
2007-12-01 22:40:51 · update #1
Religion has no place in politics and politics has no place in religion.
2007-12-01 22:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Since laws are always based on the value system of the society, just how do you ban religion from the government? What would you base laws on? What are "secular" laws anyway? What are religious laws, for that matter? You can't separate the heart of a society from the brain. You kill the organism if you try.
2007-12-02 00:54:50 · answer #2 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can remove the human right as well. You can kill anyone that is not in agree with the politician or government. You can declare war to any nation for gains. You can be another extremist that wants to rule the world with a new bright idea to eliminate all the "bad of the world" why not starting from religion. because you do not see it or believed do not means that do not exist or that it exist. Morals, Ethics, Justice, Right from Wrong etc they came from religion. If you take out those basics will no be differences from us and animals which win the law of the strongest. I agree to not use religion as an excuse to kill and destroy others. ie. suicide bombers, no right for woman ....... But that is not religion it is dictatorship no more no less than Napoleon, Hitler, Stalin, Mao.
2007-12-02 01:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by tony 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Ever read the constitution? The govt cannot establish religion. Secularism is a philosophy based on a religious conviction.
Our govt is supposed to be representative of WE THE PEOPLE. And we the people believe in God. Sorry if that offends you.
2007-12-02 00:02:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMO, theocracy (even mild theocracy, like Canada having an official church) and religious freedom are mutually exclusive. Any person who is truly committed to the principle of freedom of worship will also be committed to religious neutrality (secularism) in all government and law. If you don't want governments telling churches what is pleasing in the Eyes of God, then you should be eqaully opposed to the idea of churches demanding that governments give religious beliefs the force of law.
2007-12-01 23:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by kill_yr_television 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mixing of politics and religion is a bad trend, but marginalizing other countries will not help. The effectiveness of international organizations is related to their inclusiveness and their willingness to respect most of the cultural and political choices that diverse countries make.
2007-12-01 22:44:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes! Religion and politics have no reason to intermix with one another. Religion may make a person a good person-so let him work the politics without the religion--------he has had good influence to do so.
2007-12-02 04:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by Shossi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The interests of the government and religion are too closely aligned; this is why all human societies drift away from secularism. They want us to keep quiet, give them our money, and work ourselves to the grave. Don't try to think, it only causes trouble.
2007-12-01 22:37:38 · answer #8 · answered by Deckard2020 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Rubbish.
Democracy means that you have to allow people to express their views, and if their views are based on religious ideas then so be it.
You are not being forced to practise a religion, so you can't stop the faithful from practising their religion.
2007-12-01 22:57:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Isn't that restricting people who believe in "religion based political parties"?
I think people can join whatever party they want and vote however they want. You don't ban stuff just because you don't agree with it.
2007-12-01 22:44:37 · answer #10 · answered by sister_godzilla 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋