The Religious "View"

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Okay, I am so sick of hearing that America should be a theocracy and that just, because a lot of Americans are religious, that gay marriage shouldn't be legal and that marriage is only between a man and a woman. How in the hell is it their right to invade our basic human rights, because their "religion" said so. Not everyone is religious and America is NOT a religious nation. Some people came here for religious freedom. How is this fair?

Firstly, I would say the more appropriate title for this thread would be A religious view.

I think it is a common misconception that America is predominantly religious (By religious I can only assume that people are talking about being Catholic or Christian), we have the same problem in Australia. In fact a majority of people identify as athiest, agnost or 'other' so the majority are not catholic or christian, they are just the business's that have most of the money which means they have the louder voice and most influence.

Having said that, I am a firm believer that no religion has a place in politics, neither should mix and decisions should not be made for everyone based on a religious view. Politician represent the people that vote for them (At least that is the way it is supposed to work), and in representing us voter they must put their personal views behind them and listen to the voices of the people that vote for them. I know it is never going to happen that way, but that is the way it should work.

Religion + Politics = War

You don't see the USA at war with predominantly christian countries because they don't believe in their fiscal policy now, do we?