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Should religion stay in the area of spirituality, and not influence politics?

Laws are something everyone in a state or country has to follow; religion is not.

It’s hard for me to fathom that I once believed that god sent his son (who is also himself) to save the people he created (knowing they would one day sin) from a consequence he created, by sacrificing himself as a blood offering to fulfill a requirement that he also made. 😳

You are free to hold onto and find comfort in your beliefs the same way I am allowed to see the bigotry and oppression by the same beliefs.

“You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” ~Anne Lamott

So why are christians deciding what rights people have? You know, the ones spewing "marriage is between Adam and Eve- not Adam and Steve." 🙄
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dancingtongue · 80-89, M Best Comment
Laws are something everyone in a state or country has to follow; religion is not.

That is the key distinction. All people, including the religious and spiritual, should feel free to express their views and opinions, and may follow their beliefs in their voting -- but those rights end the moment they try legislating them on to everyone else as well. And when churches begin organizing their congregations into political campaigns and/or PACs funding candidates/campaigns their non-profit tax-exemption should be yanked, as they have disqualified themselves under existing tax laws. Few are, because the outcry when the law is enforced is over the top.
Randi1125 · 31-35, F
@dancingtongue

You just said what I was unable to articulate. ❤️❤️❤️
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
@Randi1125 Thanks for BC.