Separation Of Church And State.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 8:44 p.m. - Subject: Separation Of Church And State. |
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I was bored and logged in for a few, I was pondering this for a while and was curious as to what your opinions were on it. I have 3 questions.
#1. Should the president be religious or not, and why??
#2. Could the president practice his religion in private?
#3. If the president were to be religious do you believe that, that would effect his decision making process based on the morals of his own religion?
Discuss.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 8:47 p.m. - Subject: |
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1. He can do whatever he wants
2. yeah
3. yeah
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 8:59 p.m. - Subject: |
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#1.) His decision.
#2.) Yes.
#3.) Most certainly.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:00 p.m. - Subject: |
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Also would it be bad though if it effects his decision and it leans more towards a religious moral, since separation of church and state and all.
That’s what I am trying to say.....
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:03 p.m. - Subject: |
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Depends on the decision
inb4 mitt romney
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:05 p.m. - Subject: |
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Separation of Church and state has nothing to do with one person’s beliefs. It just means that there can’t be one religion established for our country.
Quote The First Amendment: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . ."
1)It is his decision
2)Yes
3)Most religions are based on good morals, so even if someone isn’t religious, they would choose similar things based on their morals, not just a religion’s standards.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:11 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote: 3)Most religions are based on good morals, so even if someone isn’t religious, they would choose similar things based on their morals, not just a religion’s standards.
Well since most people practice them and it becomes a part of them, they are going to apply what there religion is and what it teaches and apply it to themselves thereby altering there choice.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:12 p.m. - Subject: |
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except for christianity
christians scare me
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:14 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote: Depends on the decision
Also, it depends on the religious orientation of each person as to whether they find the decision good or bad.
Also, d_t, i see wut u did thur.
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| Posted: Jan 08, 2008 9:27 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote Papoose/Chamiliarity: No, he shouldn’t be religious to the extent of making it seem really obvious. He could have a religion but he shouldn’t make it like a big thing because there are different religions and all it will do is cause controversy.
Yes, he can do whatever he wants in his private life.
I don’t think the president should make decisions based on religion because people say "Who are you to do gods work" when you go and put somebody on death row. Also, different religions have different beliefs
Example: People say that it’s an Iraqi’s religion to blow planes up for Allah, does that mean the president should fly a bunch of planes into the empire state?
To sum it up, he shouldn’t make it a public thing, he could do what he wants in private and he shouldn’t base choices on religion. |
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2008 1:15 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote: #1. Should the president be religious or not, and why??
He could be, and it wouldn’t bug me that much. In all honesty most people use religion as a crutch to rely on as stated by Jesse Ventura which I think is quite the statement, but it does have a bit of truth to it. I’m not sure how other people would think of the president being religious.
Quote: #2. Could the president practice his religion in private?
#3. If the president were to be religious do you believe that, that would effect his decision making process based on the morals of his own religion?
Yes and yes.
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2008 3:03 p.m. - Subject: |
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#1. I have trouble putting confidence in anybody who is religious. I think that religious people are delusional and have a deficiency in being able to think rationally.
#2. If it’s in the USA then he can practice his religion where ever the hell he wants.
#3. Religious people believe that morals come from religion, so of course it would.
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2008 5:24 p.m. - Subject: |
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Quote: #1. Should the president be religious or not, and why??
Both having religion and not as well as the degree to which he is religious would affect a certain percentage of those voting, however if he got elected anyway then he’s probably still right for the job.
In my opinion it would be in the interest of both believers and non-believers to have an agnostic president (who is neutral when it comes to the possibility of divinity - or at least who believes in a creating force but does not favour one religion over another).
Quote: #2. Could the president practice his religion in private?
#3. If the president were to be religious do you believe that, that would effect his decision making process based on the morals of his own religion?
Yes to both.
The second question should be rephrased:
Should the president practice his religion in private?
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| Posted: Jan 09, 2008 8:29 p.m. - Subject: |
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yeahyeahyeah
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| Posted: Jan 11, 2008 8:11 p.m. - Subject: |
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My problem becomes when you have a very religious president, regardless of the religion, it is going to affect certain key aspects of his political reign, such as but not limited to foreign relations, abortion laws, government subsidized health care, and even outreach programs.
Just as it would be considered inappropriate for an employer to force his religious views on his employees, a presidents religion should not come into play when making morally based decisions. The obvious argument to that would be then what should he base his decisions on... Logical thinking.
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| Posted: Jan 15, 2008 5:56 p.m. - Subject: |
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Noskrazy used to be an idiot. Or maybe it’s the spell check we have here now.
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2008 11:34 a.m. - Subject: |
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A President should be open minded and religious at the same time, unlike Bush who said that he believes he has divine right to run the country. Some people who practice religion are ignorant, and others are not.
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| Posted: Jan 17, 2008 2:30 p.m. - Subject: |
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1. No.
2. Yes
3. Yes.
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2008 7:06 a.m. - Subject: |
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I believe the president has every right to be religious in his own private life, why wouldnt he be able to? I mean, sure he wouldnt be able to practice religion,and base all of his decisions on his beliefs. But he could base some of them off of his religion....as Carpe said, not all religious people are ignorant.
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| Posted: Feb 14, 2008 7:08 a.m. - Subject: |
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*he wouldnt be able to practice religion all the time , 24/7 while he was in office*
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