Live Religious Stupidity On TV!

[mundens]

Classic example of religious stupidty on television this evening. A member of the Exclusive Brethren church said that he, and other members of the church didn't vote, and that the reason for this was that government came from their god

Comments

[yeldarb_smaillw]

Actually appearing on TV goes against the convention of their religion's denial of TV, radio and similar media in their lives! But then the spokesperson this evening attempted to differentiate themselves as being a group of "like minded businessmen, fundamentalist christians who have the legal right to exercise freedom of expression" and it just so happens that they are also all members of the Exclusive Brethren.

I find the situation very interesting. Religion has finally engaged itself fully in NZ politics. We see Destiny NZ, United Future and now this independent backing of a major opposition party's campaign.

I personally don't have a problem with it. After all, the unions back Labour strongly and (unfairly) agitate and tell their members who they should vote for.

This year's result promises to be very interesting ...

[cha0sslave]

Yea I was going to say that too. They get all "EEEEviiiillll" about radio and such. I don't see how any party benefits them but then again I don't take mch notice of any religious nutter, not even catholics and christians.

I should start a pagan party...

[jaadfan]

....but the Nordic Heathen org that I'm on the Board of Directors for in the USA filed for a tax status that meant we can't lobby in the political arena there.

It'd be pure hypocracy to enter politics anywhere else for that reason.

Odin for president!

Thor for Minister of Defense

Tyr for Justice (no surprises there)

Re: I should start a pagan party...

[mundens]

Loki as head of the SIS?

Re: I should start a pagan party...

[jaadfan]

and comissioner for transgender affairs!

[laputain]

I personally don't have a problem with it. After all, the unions back Labour strongly and (unfairly) agitate

If you consider a workers' union an organisation in the same league as a bunch of religious nutters, then that itself is an admission of political prejudice.

Of course, this is an admission of political prejudice of my own, but I'm actually happy to be on the side of workers.

[yeldarb_smaillw]

As a hard worker I believe in workers' rights too

[jaadfan]

the concept of political neutrality extends only to your professional life though: as a private citizen, you're allowed to hold whatever view you like.

I've noticed though that churches sometimes suggest out loud that (say, in the wake of the Prostitution reforms and Civil Union legeslation) that they'd instruct their congregations to vote against politicians who'd voted for those Bills.

The best thing about having lots of Christian political parties - is that they split their vote and stay collectively below the radar - where religion belongs.

I don't want them legeslating their morality on my country.

[jaadfan]

Hmm the 'moral decline' thing is interesting too:

I'm inclined to think in terms of extending human rights to more corners of society.

Moral decline seems to be the catch cry of those that 'have' against those they deem don't deserve to 'have'.

I guess this is part of belonging to an alternate worldview (ie a pagan, in my case) that I tend to steer away from the Christian voices in the community - I question them and often find myself rejecting them.