• lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    What does “ban religion in politics” mean? What actual conduct are you proposing to ban?

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        1 year ago

        That would be great but I don’t see how it bans religion from politics. It’s not placing any restrictions on what the government is allowed to do.

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          1 year ago

          Political speech in church has an influence on voters, voters elect politicians to represent their interests. If you can take away one of the tools they’re using to hold on to power, it evens out the odds for someone who could win without being indebted to religious leaders or worried about getting their endorsement next election cycle. That’s someone who will feel less pressure to push policies that benefit those churches.

          It’s not fast, it’s not perfect and it’s not the full range of what needs to be done but it is an important step.

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      1 year ago

      I mean exactly what I said. Religion and politics do not and should not ever mix. Therefore, ban religion in/from politics.

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        1 year ago

        That doesn’t answer the question at all. You just repeated what you said before. Are you saying you want to ban people who attend religious services from holding public offices? Ban politicians from passing laws if someone (who?) decides the law is based on religion? Do you want to legalize murder because the bible says it’s a sin?

        There’s a lot of shit people get away with, like putting the ten commandments in courthouses and putting “In God we trust” on money, but that shit is already banned. You can’t just pass a law requiring the government to follow the first amendment and expect it to have any effect. So what objective standard do you want to enforce that isn’t already part of the law?