tecoyah

It is my opinion that Religion, on the whole, has a certain corrupting influence on any Government entity. But, so does experience, lifestyle, and personality. The primary difference I have seen is the inevitable dissent created by Religion when it comes to public policy.
Personal Faith is one of the most ingrained aspects of many people, and will thus be extremely important in the day to day life choices we all make. That said, it is likely that setting public policy based in part, or on the whole, on any one Faith will have a polarizing effect on a society.
Personally, I have no problem with the Christian faith, having lived it for quite some time (I long ago abandoned it), I would also be accepting of ANY faith barring detrimental societal effects. The direction we seem to be going, towards a more faith based policy, and legislation based on such does worry me.
It would be unhealthy for our society to be forced to live in a christian society, if only because many are not Christian, and would be placed in a position of lifestyle and spritual limitations. As stated, I have no problem with the Christian faith, or those who follow it. I do have a problem with direspect of personal choice, and religious Bigotry.

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