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The fact that we have to deal with religious rhetoric entering the political realm is not only disturbing, but it's dangerous at the same time. The apathetic majority of America is impressionable enough to believe that religion now plays some key role in the scheme of politics, which is horrid.
Yes, everyone has the right to free speech and yes, everyone, if they wish, can talk about their religion. BUT, the point here is not that one should silence their beliefs or negate their 1st amendment rights, but that one should NOT be dragging their individual faith into their policies as a means of validation for said policies or to appeal to religious fanatics.
Religion has absolutely no place in American politics, and it never should. The president is meant to be a leader of the masses, and the masses do not all conform to the same religious beliefs as the man in office. To bring the morals of a faith not accepted by all not only hinders the rights and views of the citizenry, it goes against everything that this country was founded on.
Mr. Bush and every other religious nut that has been given publicity (Jerry Falwell et al) are not only disintegrating the inalienable rights and privacies of the people, they are slowing down the progress of humanity by pressing the viewpoint that faith plays some role in politics.
Perhaps the 11th commandment G-d should have given to us is, "Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself."
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