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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eMortal · M

USA is a theocracy. Suck it up. Evangelical Christians run the show. From urban planning to civil rights, most laws are designed to not offend them. Don’t forget the fake Puritanism imposed on political leaders they don’t like. One can send a d!ck pic and be considered absolutely disgusting then forced to resign while another can brag about grabbing women by their pu$$y yet be elected President. Evangelical Christians run the show.

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

@eMortal You either have no idea what a Theocracy is or whoever explained the concept to you has no idea.

eMortal · M

@Zeusdelight you’re lying to yourself if you think USA is a secular nation

Randi1125 · 31-35, F

@eMortal

No! The US is NOT a theocracy. And the fact you don’t even know that, why waste my time with you? I'm moving on!

Really · 80-89, M

@Zeusdelight

You either have no idea what a Theocracy is or whoever explained the concept to you has no idea.

Typical online hijacking & trolling behavior - Disrupt discussion of a concept and sneer at someone's character instead.

bijouxbroussard · F

@eMortal No—they’re trying to turn it into one, but we’re not there yet. Right now, other religions can exist here, atheists and agnostics can exist here. For the moment women can legally make reproductive choices in most states and marriage equality is still the law of the land. But that’s why it’s even more important to fight them, because otherwise we will become a country with our own Christian Taliban.

Zeusdelight · 61-69, M

@Really I'm happy to troll, if you like.

But if you read my answer, it is simply saying your knowledge of the topic is inadequate, not you.