I'm voting for religion
Theres a few people that have posted some sort of a political post. I want to do the same.
Why shouldnt a person vote based on religious beliefs? If there were a presidential candidate that echoed your religious ideology, wouldnt you vote for them?
I present this question as a person who has never voted in any presidential election. At no point in my long, illustrious life have I had the chance to base the future of this country on any of my beliefs in a vote. (Unless you count the primaries. But, c'mon, really?)
I dont want to speak to this upcoming election, because I'm quite frankly not well informed enough on either of the candidates, so I will be using the last election as the basis.
The last election, George Bush vs. John Kerry, battle royal, I think its fairly safe to say that George Bush had most of the "religious right" vote. Because of his higher status in the christian-vote, he gained votes purely on his religious belief. For this, George Bush + his supporters have come under a lot of flack for voting religion first, instead of keeping church and the state separate.
The problem is, why put religion into votes. I think the answer is a whole hell of a lot easier than people really make it out to be.
What your religious beliefs are, whatever they may be, are pretty concrete within your own mind. Christians, tend to believe in the bible and what it says. They believe in the commandments and all of the defined stances that the bible displays. From that, a presidential candidate is branded for having all of your same ideologies and will take the white house upholding what you believe in.
Why the fuck wouldnt you vote for him? Believe it or not, the bible, the koran, and all of the other holy texts, go fairly deep into explaining theories and philosophies on all sorts of life situations. Voting with your religion is a lot more based on ethics + morals.
The bible is set to teach a sense of ethics based upon its scripture; the bible taught you your sense of right and wrong. For that group of christians, George Bush embodied their views. They voted, thinking, that George Bush would do what was the right thing, because it was what they believed in.
You should vote for who you think will be best for the country. But for those people, that person was George Bush. Why? Because he was billed with religious beliefs to accompany their own. Why wouldnt they vote for them? Who thinks their own life choices, ethics, and moral ambiguity are wrong?
I could be wrong, but I think that most would've done the same in that situation. I know I would've and I suspect a lot you will be this November too.
**Their are a few assumptions in this little deal Most lay in assuming the christian body acts as one harmonious unit, which is definitely not true. For the argument, when I say Christian, its the "religious-right".
Why shouldnt a person vote based on religious beliefs? If there were a presidential candidate that echoed your religious ideology, wouldnt you vote for them?
I present this question as a person who has never voted in any presidential election. At no point in my long, illustrious life have I had the chance to base the future of this country on any of my beliefs in a vote. (Unless you count the primaries. But, c'mon, really?)
I dont want to speak to this upcoming election, because I'm quite frankly not well informed enough on either of the candidates, so I will be using the last election as the basis.
The last election, George Bush vs. John Kerry, battle royal, I think its fairly safe to say that George Bush had most of the "religious right" vote. Because of his higher status in the christian-vote, he gained votes purely on his religious belief. For this, George Bush + his supporters have come under a lot of flack for voting religion first, instead of keeping church and the state separate.
The problem is, why put religion into votes. I think the answer is a whole hell of a lot easier than people really make it out to be.
What your religious beliefs are, whatever they may be, are pretty concrete within your own mind. Christians, tend to believe in the bible and what it says. They believe in the commandments and all of the defined stances that the bible displays. From that, a presidential candidate is branded for having all of your same ideologies and will take the white house upholding what you believe in.
Why the fuck wouldnt you vote for him? Believe it or not, the bible, the koran, and all of the other holy texts, go fairly deep into explaining theories and philosophies on all sorts of life situations. Voting with your religion is a lot more based on ethics + morals.
The bible is set to teach a sense of ethics based upon its scripture; the bible taught you your sense of right and wrong. For that group of christians, George Bush embodied their views. They voted, thinking, that George Bush would do what was the right thing, because it was what they believed in.
You should vote for who you think will be best for the country. But for those people, that person was George Bush. Why? Because he was billed with religious beliefs to accompany their own. Why wouldnt they vote for them? Who thinks their own life choices, ethics, and moral ambiguity are wrong?
I could be wrong, but I think that most would've done the same in that situation. I know I would've and I suspect a lot you will be this November too.
**Their are a few assumptions in this little deal Most lay in assuming the christian body acts as one harmonious unit, which is definitely not true. For the argument, when I say Christian, its the "religious-right".