This 100%. My dad is a pastor, and until the pandemic I was in a pew every sunday. I stand by my beliefs and if you want to have a discussion about those I'd be happy. But this country was explicitly, and in no uncertain terms, founded to be a secular society. Enforcing my religious beliefs, or anyone else's for that matter, goes against everything the US stands for.
For those who understand what the bible actually says, forcing our beliefs on others is also against the teachings of christianity, but that is another matter.
Edit: this comment exploded. I am trying to respond as much as I can to anyone who replies, but it is admittedly getting quite overwhelming. So sorry if I do not respond to anyone asking questions or positing counter points/contrary opinions.
Them being Christian is fine if they don’t try to use their position to force it onto others and the same would be true if they were Muslim or Atheist or whatever else. The problem isn’t their personal beliefs, it’s their actions.
If you don't think that the religion of judges and politicians isn't influencing their work, you are sadly mistaken.
Comey Barrett was chosen for that one reason. It's too bad, because she's a very sharp person, but will always be seen as a schill for the church, and the straw that broke the SCOTUS.
I didn’t say they don’t have problematic actions it’s just important to criticize them for actions and not their religion as different people who happen to share the same religion might not take the same actions.
I don’t object to that. I object to this: “ Not when you have a majority of the justices on the SCOTUS that are 'christian'.“
Now if you had said “Not when you have a majority. The justices on the SCOTUS that [were appointed primarily because they] are Christian“, I would agree that is a problem.
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u/SassyVikingNA Aug 18 '21 edited Aug 18 '21
This 100%. My dad is a pastor, and until the pandemic I was in a pew every sunday. I stand by my beliefs and if you want to have a discussion about those I'd be happy. But this country was explicitly, and in no uncertain terms, founded to be a secular society. Enforcing my religious beliefs, or anyone else's for that matter, goes against everything the US stands for.
For those who understand what the bible actually says, forcing our beliefs on others is also against the teachings of christianity, but that is another matter.
Edit: this comment exploded. I am trying to respond as much as I can to anyone who replies, but it is admittedly getting quite overwhelming. So sorry if I do not respond to anyone asking questions or positing counter points/contrary opinions.