Religion should never be part of the political debate.
this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2025
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Well I have six thousand years' worth of history for you and you are not going to like it.
Yeah, for sure but religion plays a stupid amount of a role in the US compared to other normal western countries. Just look at the Christian Heritage Party of Canada with their grand total of zero seats. Hell, the Conservative Party of Canada doesn't even dip into religion very often and they're also unpopular.
Your country's broken, mate
Calling one of the two major parties in Canada, which almost won the last election if not for its leader fucking up to an insane degree, "unpopular" is certainly a take. Also the current senior part of Germany's ruling coalition is the Christian Democratic Party so... yeah. More broadly, though, you have to realize that Protestantism in US rightwing politics is just a stand-in for white nationalism, while in more anti-clerical Western countries nationalism is the dominant religion with traditional religion mostly a distant second. The GOP isn't a cult because it's religious (they still have a hefty atheist and otherwise non-Protestant support base); it's a cult because rightwing politics are inherently culty, far-right politics even more so. It's not like cannibalizing fellow workers while the owner class bleeds you dry becomes more rational when you're doing it for the German nation instead of Jesus.
I live in Italy and I can safely blame the Roman Catholic church for the cultural backwardness in which my country finds itself. The interference of the church has this as its main purpose, after all only by remaining ignorant one can continue to believe certain nonsense.
'Should' != 'Has'
What?
Should is not the same word as has.
should imperative Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see shall); e. g.: they should have come last week; if I should go; I should think you could go.
has verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of have.
Your comment doesn't actually address what the inital comment said at all.
Your comment doesn't actually address what the inital comment said at all.
It does. My point is that what they want is a pipe dream.
That point isn't conveyed through what you said
Obligatory fuck Liberty University. Absolute sham of a college and blight on Virginia.
Oh this is a Liberty University guy? Yeah no, do not trust him for a fucking second.
I used to think that religious Trump supporters were also the ones who believe in funding a pastor's private jets. But my take: a lot of religious MAGA just want someone to validate whatever racist stupid ass thoughts come to their mind. May it be politician, pastor or a fucking podcaster.
Religion is just another mechanism.
Oh! So this is why the Dems are throwing trans people under the bus, to attract the clergy. We have to run some better people. The answer to Christian fascism, is not more Christianity.
There’s a lot of power in holding the “good Christian” title. Clearly. Look around. Perhaps that one is worth wielding again.
If 30% of the country subscribes to Christian values, maybe we should broadcast those values back to: empathy, socialism, community service etc.
Use the centuries of brainwashing and existing power structures to reign back in the village idiots? Idk it was working for a while until Christianity became: stave people and hate gays
I agree 100% and I am a preaching atheist.
I view religion as an overall negative. But I cannot ignore that for a large minority it is helpful for them. We cannot just throw out the entire religious populace and still expect to win elections. Instead religious Democrats need to take back the image of God. Show that almost all MAGA values are against the teaching of Christ.
Because fucking Bush was? Give me a fucking break. Their guys are, if elected, going to be Republicans in all but name and the establishment is going to prop them up anyway.
Always was, so why didn't yall act like it?
Ten years later…
Umm, I kinda understand but still: ick.
If only I were born somewhere sane. 🙄
A lot of people are really mad that trump is gay.
It makes sense that the clergy are meh on a man raping a child but oh no that's bad about a penis going in a grown man's butthole or mouth. That's their whole schtick.
Religion has no place in this world.
The clergy can go back to where they came from, the wrong side of history
~~Trump is~~ The republican party is inconsistent with Christian principles.
Please no.
If he's a humanist, he's welcome. We can address the problems of religion after we stop the fascists.
Eww fuck democrats go independent party
Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles in the same way that Jon Brower Minnoch was inconsistent with proper dieting. What the fuck?