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Originally posted by KCAA
First of all, if it was anyone BUT bush this year, i would have voted for them (assuming i could have voted (1 year off)) I don't vote via party, I vote on the Candidate. Kerry wasn't a good candidate, but Bush, IMO was worse.
I also didn't say that just because Bush got elected means we're in a theocracy. Although, it does make it a bit more obvious, in a sense. [ There's just no way a president could serve 4 years with an economy like it was/is, the unemploment rise because of outsourcing, which he supports, and the war., and be reelected. Look back at history. His father for one. It came down to moral votes. Thats what im getting at.
Voters should put aside their religious beliefs. They need to vote on the issues, not listen to the effing Church tell them what todo because God will strike them down if they don't, or they'll go to hell. Correct me if im wrong, but if you were running for president you wouldn't want the church saying that to against you now would you?
Im not ignorant.
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OMG, again you are implying it. Church has no control, it's the people's decisions, if they want to follow Church then they can do that.
Listen i'm Jewesh and i believe in my religion pretty strongly, which i a while back did not believe in as much. But because of what i believe is right i will elect that person. If i believe because of MY MORALS & BELIEFS that Bush's policies towards things are better, even though it is not necessarly good, that does not make me a theocrat or this country a theocracy.
Ok now lets bring up a subject in WHAT IF terms. Most wars other then the Civil War and the Vietnam war seem to turn out at the end to the better for the country. Lets say economically it was politically correct to go to war (again this is a what if), would you vote against the person for war or for the person for war? Now before you answer, let us say that you are a strong believer of Anti-War, even when it makes sense to go to war, you would still vote for the political party that is against war.
This is what i'm trying to get at.
By you saying i should take off all of my beliefs while voting and vote politically violates my opinion. And that is why this country is not a theocracy. And no way will be one.
I don't even see how this country can even be called a theocracy. A Theocracy is not what the people are in the country but a government run by Religious authority. See what you are implying is that our country is becoming a theocracy as if it is a bad thing. Well yes if it came directly into the government yes i woudl agree with you, but because people vote for there beliefs it does not make us a theocracy.