Should Politics and Religion ever mix? (Your thoughts in this letter to the Editor)?
The fundamental idea that politics and religion should not intersect or overlap is flawed. It sounds great in theory; however, in reality I would suspect that most people do not divide their worldview into secular and sacred. For better or for worse, the marriage of politics and religion will not be undermined by political correctness or even the laws governing the seperation of church and state.
We as a society must be mature enough to realize that although we all come to the table of brotherhood, we all do not sit on the same side. All Christians, Muslims, and Jews did not come to the table of America via the same journey, parentage, cultural perspectives, or starting points. Naturally we will not all share the same views on social or political issues. How someone understands his or her faith and how a person uses his or her vote are part of a total picture of how we as a collective people create our world views. The IRS should not seek to antogonize churches for participating in the democratic process. Yes, the church is an institution that is a community of faith, but the church is also an institution that is a community of concerned citizens who usually share the same or simular values and worldviews.
What people vote for or against is usually an extension of what they believe on a sacred level.
Therefore, I do not see anything wrong with like-minded people who happen to belong to the same institution discussing and exercising their right to vote for or endorse a particular candidate.
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that's why its a bogus argument ( not yours, you have a pretty well though out question) the separation of government and religion was meant to prohibit one state picking a single religion and punishing any who think or follow different ideals.
but i don't think i would even vote for some one who says he could separate his morals from his intelligence cause that is what usually gets people into trouble
had to come back and address the religion and taxes part, the organized religions are definitely Rich enough to pay taxes on property and income in my opinion
nuff said
Try to get humans not to posess human nature. If you can, then you can get religion out of politics.
There is nothing wrong with the religious people being involved in their government. The only thing is when it is their way or no way. That is the same with both sides Libs and Conservs
its like food and BURBLEGUM so no i dont think it does i guess.... BURBLEGUM
God Bless America
"America, America, God shed His grace on thee..."
"In God we Trust"
"we are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights..."
And every President has been a religious man.
as long as thePeople in these Churches God are not using a Tax Exempt Building to discuss something that has nothing to do with religion.
BURBLEGUM and yumminess definately go together!!!!!!!!...
This letter is very glib, but if you boil it down it's basically saying that churches have the right to become political organizations, yet still keep their tax-exempt status as churches. In other words, it's okay for churches to become money-laundering operations for political parties.
The wall of separation between church and state is not some radical new idea that these people don't like, it is a basic concept of our republic. Its purpose is to prevent just what you see this letter advocating--church leaders being corrupted by politics to conflate political ideas with religious doctrines.
'. . . participating in the democratic process' towards the end of the second paragraph is really GOOD! It's like a mass murderer saying 'Hey, I'm only protecting the environment by reducing overpopulation!' 8^)
The Constitution does not say anything about the separation of church and state. It does how every keep the government from establishing a state religion. The IRS is attempting to infringe on the right of free speech for the churches. Are they afraid what would happen if the Church got involved in the affairs of the government? And since the church is made up of citizens of this country ( except for the illegal immigrants), the IRS is treading on the very rights of ALL Americans. If they can control the speech of churches, who will they be going after next? The churches I have been to do not,as a practice, endorse one particular candidate or another but they leave the choice up to the voter. However, they do teach a reliance on God and a belief in the teachings of the Bible. If this is offensive to the IRS, who do you think needs to change? The God of heaven or the IRS. Good men who will not take a stand are condemned to be ruled by evil men who will.
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