It has been said that in polite circles, you don't talk about money, religion and politics. In this election cycle, religion is one of the main topics so religion and politics are being mixed. I don't object to the mixture but i do have some concerns. Religion has been used to demonize for one thing. America is a land of many faiths and these faiths disagree. When this comes to the public forum, it is a time for discussion not to tear each other down. I do not expect agreement but I do expect us to find out where common ground and division is and decide where to go from there. Even though I disagree bitterly with the doctrine of many of my fellow Christians, I can agree with a lot of them on Abortion. I can also agree that we can take political decisions to God for guidance but I cringe when I hear that a particular issue is God's will. How to decide how to spend highway funds is a subject of prayer. Saying that, for example, extending I-69 is God's will, I am going to start wondering what chapter and verse of the Bible that came from.
I also believe that you can not divorce a candidate from their religious beliefs whether they are atheist, agnostic or any or the world's religions. So let's be honest about people's positions and let the people decide on the candidates on all their positions.
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