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In reply to the discussion: The next President needs to be an atheist [View all]IamFortunesFool
(348 posts)I never stated ALL Christians or anything of the like. I specifically refer to the religious right and fundamentalist base of the Republican Party. If you indeed follow the compassionate teachings of Jesus, then my OP wasn't aimed at you. Unfortunately, Jesus didn't only teach compassion, and much of your faith is used to justify positions of bigotry, hatred, and environmental desecration. I do, personally, feel that religion is silly and superstitious belief in fairy tales, but I have no problem with you choosing to believe that. I DO have a problem with how interwoven it has become in our politics and I believe it's time to change that by installing somebody in our highest office that represents our American principals without having to validate the zealots. If you don't like that idea, I would suggest working to reign in your fellow believers and remember the principal of the separation of church and state.