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Originally posted by Dmitry M. (Lazer)
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 does not go against my religious, 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.
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Yes the Church has no control. It has a HELL of a lot of influence though now doesn't it?
Your What if statement is very utopian. No one thinks about it that way. Most people, and i mean that, would vote against him. ESPECIALLY if the Church speaks out about it(lliek this year) Now WOULD I? Id vote for him. But im not very religious, as i find it just a pensive to put thoughts.