• smitty@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There should be a religious test for politicians.

    If you’re too religious, you should not be a politician

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      1 year ago

      That is the opposite of what this country was built on; freedom of religion.

      Being religious should not disqualify anyone, but if you push past separation of church and state then and only then should you be disqualified

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        1 year ago

        Being too religious should absolutely disqualify you, just like believing the world is flat or any number of other complete nonsense should disqualify you.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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        So… you’re saying ….

        If they’re too religious… they should be disqualified…

        The line for you being that they try to force their beliefs on others. Which, personally, I view as a given when their campaign platform includes “Christian Values” (or any other religion’s values,)

        If you can’t make a secular argument…. It doesn’t belong in government.

      • Son_of_dad@lemmy.world
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        The Puritans came here to seperate THEIR church from the state, after that it became them imposing their religion on natives.

        The actual country’s founding in 1776 was. Far from religious, and many of the founding fathers were not religious or outright anti religion

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        Bring religious should be a disqualification. You have a higher master you serve. You can’t be trusted to put the country and the citizens first.

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        Religious beliefs are not disqualifying, but if that’s your whole way of being, you should not hold public office. Render unto Caesar.

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      There’s a Canadian politician I refuse to vote for because he’s seihk, wears the turban and religious regalia. Of course you get called racist, but I wouldn’t vote for a Jewish person in Orthodox garb, or a Christian carrying a Bible everywhere. It tells me that you put your religion above everything, even your constituents.

      Of course there’s an India/seihk scandal going on right now. Having a super religious seihk in power would have made that one a way bigger shit show.

      • Pips@lemmy.sdf.org
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        Perhaps start by learning how to spell Sikh before passing judgment on them.

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        I don’t understand what people think of when they read…

        If you’re too religious, you should not be a politician

        but it’s literally part of what you’re saying. Why the downvotes, because they’re naming specifics of what signals to them being too religious? Make it make sense, Lemmy.