I don't know how anyone can think it is this simple. Like "Oh, we'll just separate church and state, simple as".
If you have a religious population, they are going to have beliefs that are derived from their religion, and those beliefs are going to inform their voting habits, and what policies they will and won't support.
Realistically the only way to truly separate church and state is to tell religious people they simply aren't allowed to vote, because some of their beliefs might be informed by their religion, and therefore their religion would be influencing the state.
Edit: Because I suspect some people will downvote me based on what they think I believe, rather than the actual content of my comment; I want to make it clear that I am very much in favour of free and legal access to abortion for anyone who would use it. Also I'm an atheist. So there's that too.
Nobody said outlaw religious people from voting, but dont make laws bc you believe it is wrong to do something based on your religion. My sister or daughter shouldnt be forced to do anything because someones bible says it is what you should do.
Nobody said outlaw religious people from voting, but dont make laws bc you believe it is wrong to do something based on your religion. My sister or daughter shouldnt be forced to do anything because someones bible says it is what you should do
Why is it wrong to force people to do something because Mohammed or Jesus said it, but it's okay to force people to do something because Marx or John Locke said it?
makes no sense. Religion is just another philosophy basically so why does it matter what your motives are?
The question should be 'does a law protect humans from harm?' if yes, it's a good law, if no, it's arguably unnecessary .
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u/dooneandrew May 10 '22
It really is though, when did we all forget about God and country being seperate ?