Do you want the Republican VP candidate pushing her religion...?

Question

if you look at the Web sites of her churches, they are pretty dogmatic.

http://wasillabible.org/corecommitments.htm#Authenticity%20in%20our%20Spiritual%20Life

http://www.jccalaska.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FaithHighway/10000/3000/582JU/vision

Answer 1

Both major candidates talk about their religion a lot which doesn't bug me that much,  but it sort of makes me feel like atheists are being marginalized by it.

There is actually a lot of discrimination against Atheists.  I was sort of pissed about that Faith Forum because they were acting like only religious people can have morals.  Ironically, 80% of scientists are atheists and 95% of prison inmates believe in God.

Also, I think there's a stereotype of atheists as being militantly "anti-God".  On the contrary, I think the majority of these people just don't have the "god gene".  They simply cannot conceive of a big mysterious being that they've never experienced.  It seems like a nice thing, but they just don't engage with it.

To answer the question more directly, Palin's religious convictions do scare me a little more than Obama's, so no, I don't want her pushing her religion =).  But I don't want anyone pushing their religion on anyone else! I don't even want atheists pushing atheism because i think that taking away someone's beliefs from them is mean.

Answer 2

WHATEVER BUDDY....WE ARE OUT OF THAT ERA ALREADY...NOBODY IS GONNA MAKE YOU GO TO CHURCH.

MCCAIN/PALIN

FOR REAL CHANGE AND EXPERIENCE!!!!

Answer 3

Religion is something that's been slowly declining in the U.S. and around the world. If she decided to install any mandatory religion, she'd be setting up her own decline, too.

"In a national study of 1,006 adults, the Barna Group found that while two-thirds of the American population firmly embraces the idea that their most important purpose is to love God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength, the public's beliefs have changed in the past year.

The 2007 study, conducted in January, showed 66 percent of Americans believe that God is best described as the all-powerful, all-knowing perfect Creator of the universe who rules the world today. The proportion is down from 71 percent a year ago and represents the lowest percentage in more than 20 years of similar surveys, according to the report.

Additionally, 37 percent strongly disagree that Jesus sinned; 24 percent strongly reject the idea that Satan is not a real spiritual being; 29 percent have greater reluctance to explain their faith to other people; and 27 percent have a willingness to reject good works as a means to personal salvation - all the aforementioned percentages are down from 2006."

http://www.christianpost.com/article/200...

Answer 4

I just cant believe she believes in teachin Creationism in SCHOOLS!?! If were going to do that, than they better teach evolution too.

Religion belongs in the church, science in the classrooms.  

Answer 5

So it's okay to pick apart her church/religion, but not okay to pick apart Obamas' church/religion? Talk about hypocrisy.

Answer 6

Religion scares the h**l out of me. Bush helped create this Faith Based help for poor and substance abusers. The result here is a mission, supported 80% by the VA, 15% by the city, and 5% by a Fundamentalist Protestant denomination. For a poor, homeless person to get a meal there, they have to sit through a 45 minute sermon first. What is a Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist or even Catholic has to sit through that to be fed. This is not seperation of Church and State. Fine if the church has it as their condition. But taxpayers fund 95%.  

Then, lets take the abortion issue. I am not a woman, and while I oppose abortion, I do keep the option as a means of last resort. And my religious views as well as views just stated should not be forced on others. No one is forcing a woman opposed to abortion to have them. Nether should anyone prevent a person from obtaining one.

Quite frankly both candidates put way too much importance into religion. My belief is the only person that will support a certain belief is people with the same belief. And that will make it possible to have a minority trampling on the beliefs of the majority.

Answer 7

Let me see Christians basically believe

1. Don't steal

2 Don't lie

3 Love God

4 Love you neighbor as much as you do yourself.

5 Don't cheat on your spouse.

Gosh those are just a few of their belief's I hope they don't show that down anybody's throat God forbid!  

Answer 8

she won't make a state religion mandatory. Go or don't go to church, it is your choice.It is a good thing she has values to live by.

Answer 9

No I do not. The so called conservative religious right sure is having a field day with this, I believe they think everything they want they will finally get.

Answer 10

I am not a follower of any established religion (thank you Charles Darwin) but having read Larry Flint's condemnation (s*x, Lies & Politics) of the Republican Party in general and the two George Bushes in particular all I can say, if McCain/Palin get in, is God Help America! By the way is Palin any relation to the sainted Michael? If so we can expect more Pythonesque adventures across the pond in the former colonies.

Answer 11

think Blue allright

black and blue

when your wallet gets done with Osama Bin Biden's

socialist rape of America!

better to have Christians say I love you and God loves you

then osamas under ground terrorist cells and black seperatists organizations running the streets