Pretty disgusted with all the god stuff in Warnock's speech (nt)

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196. You do understand that religion informs people's worldview right?

I can see and understand that you may not like religion at all, hence do not want it to exist, but that is not likely to happen for a long time, if ever.

I did not hear the speech so I am curious, did Senator Warnock say or imply that he was planning to impose his religious views on the rest of us, or even on the people of Georgia through legislation? Did he say, "I am introducing a bill to make it mandatory for people to praise Jesus" or "I am going to propose that the government cut funding to schools unless they start making the student go to church?

Or was it more like, "I grew up with the ideas of Jesus Christ when he said, 'Whatever you have done for the least of my brethren, you have done for me' and I plan to spend my time in the Senate doing for the most vulnerable people", as God is my witness, I will work for the people of Georgia to make their lives better".

You realize their is a vast difference between the two modes of thinking right?

As I said up thread, I was born and raised religious. I have left that life and I reject it. I know the problems that religion, especially fundamentalist and extremist ideologies can cause. I also know that for many people, it can guide them toward self improvement. I would definitely prefer that people come to those conclusions through rational processes and social cues, but that is what the First Amendment to the Constitution is about. I don't get to impose my ideas on others, and they don't get to impose their religious practices on me. As I also said up thread, if both Senator Warnock and I come to the same conclusion about helping homeless people find housing and improving their lives, but he comes to it through his religious beliefs while I come to it through a secular thought process, what is the difference if the outcome is the same?