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04-16-2012, 02:36 PM #21
By shear numbers, I'd assume most of those people who are corrupt in Washington believe in a christian god. I feel that being a decent human being can be achieved outside of religion all together. I'm an atheist and feel that I am a fairly moral person. I do things that some religions wouldn't consider moral, but so does everyone.
I personally don't think religion is all that successful in policing people and keeping them from corruption. I do believe that was and still is religion's original intend for the most part. I guess it does to some degree, but from history religion doesn't seem too successful in keeping people from falling to temptation.
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04-16-2012, 02:37 PM #22
i understand your stance. i guess the bolded part is where i get hung up. asking me to vote in favor of gay marriage is effecting my religion and asking me to go against my religion. like I said, i understand your stance, but that is where i get stuck.
i have actually said before, i would stand aside for civil unions so that couples can receive the same insurance benefits, be able to visit in hospitals, etc. But, the word marriage has become the sticking point and the overwhelming majority of gay marriage supporters don't want gay civil unions, they want gay marriage. it may seem small, but it isn't.
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04-16-2012, 02:46 PM #23
I understand and respect christians objections to gay marriages but it's just a word. Atheists, muslims, jews, satanists, etc get married and christians are against them as well but I never heard of any christian protesting their wedding. It's just a word. Nothing more nothing less.Drug and smoke free trading.
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04-16-2012, 02:47 PM #24
So how do you run a country then? Who do you put in office? What religion then?
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04-16-2012, 02:50 PM #25
If I can answer I don't vote on race, religion, hair color, or any other trivial matter. I don't believe that habs does either but habs feel free to chime in.
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04-16-2012, 02:55 PM #26
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04-16-2012, 03:12 PM #27
I totally get that road block.
So for you the big hang up is with the term marriage, right? For me I don't really think of the religious side of the term being the primary definition even though it originated there from what is said. I don't feel that a proper solution to the gay marriage issue would be to have homosexuals have civil unions and straights continue to have marriages, but like to hear that your hang up is with the term rather than act, if I read your post correctly.
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04-16-2012, 03:17 PM #28
I'd say vote by a person's action. Just because a person says they are christian doesn't mean they are moral or no corrupt. I wouldn't base a vote by what a person said is his religion. It's easy to claim a religion and not act on it. Besides, christianity is all over the board as far as what rules to follow so how do you know anything about a person just by what religion they claim. There are plenty of complete snakes in politics who have claimed to be men of a faith.
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04-16-2012, 03:23 PM #29
are you saying that he votes by skin color as a major contributing factor? If he does and we're assuming he votes for people who have the same skin color as he does, he probably doesn't vote all that much. :)
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04-16-2012, 03:23 PM #30
I read your questions and I have no idea where you are coming from.
You elect the people you think will perform the job best and run the country accordingly. It has nothing to do with religion.
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