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Playing the "religion card."

Posted: Aug 26, 2012

It is sad, but eventually the "religion card" will be played. I am not of the Mormon faith, but I personally know quite a few people who are. The Mormons (Latter Day Saints) I know are amazingly moral, charitable, kind, loving people. Their beliefs are no stranger than some of my own religious beliefs (evangilitical) probably seem to the unbeliever. They serve in the military for our freedoms, they teach in our schools, they are nurses and doctors in our hospitals. Why shouldn't they take part in our government? Be careful about buying into the negatively that will be spread in an effort to affect your vote. There is a lot at stake for the future of our country in the upcoming election. There are two clear choices being presented.

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I think it's a reasonable consideration.... - SK

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A person's religious and spiritual affiliations and views can't help but influence one's political views, even in a secular government. For most people of faith, it's the backbone of who they are. I don't think it's unreasonable to look at a candidate's religious background and beliefs to see where their values lie.

How sad was it when Fox and fans went into - Jeremiah Wright nirvana

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a story they latched onto and milked for YEARS? The extremicans have not a single leg to stand on in this argument.

IMO, policies on women's reproductive rights and healthcare issues that affect more than half the electorate AND their spouses; indiscriminate budget slashing of assistance programs marked by palpable condescension toward single parenting challenges that affect mothers AND their children; and the intrusion by partisan zealots in office who are on a crusade to redefine everything from rape, incest and contraception to "legitimate" American family composition, are all issues of paramount concern for voters. Whether such approaches to policy making are based on religious beliefs or garden-variety ignorance that has plagued extreme American value systems now for centuries, is secondary.

The hypocrisy of declaring religion off-base, coming out of a party that is forever trying to inject narrow interpretations on Christian theologies into our legislative codes, both on federal and state levels, while conducting witch hunts against an entire population of Moslems and Shariah law that is practiced half-way 'round the world, is gag-worthy. As long as those party fringers, who have forcefully usurped the formerly less extreme GOP party and its platform, are driving national campaign dialog and digging in with both heels in their efforts to install an oligarchic theocracy in DC, this avenue of inquiry is fair game and is legitimized by their own actions, not those of their opponents who are taking their cues and responding in kind.

The thing is there's no telling WHAT an individual will decide to base their vote on and, as has been American tradition since the dawn of the Republic, no one individual, group or national party is empowered to set ground rules and dictate what is and is not an acceptable way to go about deciding which candidate is going to get voter support. Case in point would be the dog-whistle appeals to the bigotry vote.

Democracy is messy. Always has been, always will be. There is no qualifier in the 1st Amendment extending freedom of speech that limits it to what's "nice" or "polite." Should there be any doubt about this, just ask Allen West.

JFK's Catholicism was a major hurdle. - We've yet to see a first Jewish president.

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One religion barrier cleared in recent memory and another overcome on local levels only but not for the presidency. Right or wrong, religion still matters.

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