▲ 350 ▼ Mike Johnson urged a religious test for politicians (www.motherjones.com) submitted 2 years ago by spaceghoti@lemmy.one to c/politics@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Fades@lemmy.world -47 points 2 years ago (7 children) That is the opposite of what this country was built on; freedom of religion. Being religious should not disqualify anyone, but if you push past separation of church and state then and only then should you be disqualified permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] spaceghoti@lemmy.one [S] 48 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm pretty sure that was the point of the original comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Who decides what is too religious? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] spaceghoti@lemmy.one [S] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) When you start talking like Mike Johnson about how people need to follow his religion and how our government needs to enforce his religious values, you're too religious to be allowed in government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Me permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I know a guy named Doug he's, pretty smart permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fal@yiffit.net 35 points 2 years ago Being too religious should absolutely disqualify you, just like believing the world is flat or any number of other complete nonsense should disqualify you. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago So… you’re saying …. If they’re too religious… they should be disqualified… The line for you being that they try to force their beliefs on others. Which, personally, I view as a given when their campaign platform includes “Christian Values” (or any other religion’s values,) If you can’t make a secular argument…. It doesn’t belong in government. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The Puritans came here to seperate THEIR church from the state, after that it became them imposing their religion on natives. The actual country's founding in 1776 was. Far from religious, and many of the founding fathers were not religious or outright anti religion permalink fedilink source parent [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Bring religious should be a disqualification. You have a higher master you serve. You can't be trusted to put the country and the citizens first. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I imagine they weren't being serious permalink fedilink source parent [–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Religious beliefs are not disqualifying, but if that's your whole way of being, you should not hold public office. Render unto Caesar. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spaceghoti@lemmy.one [S] 48 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm pretty sure that was the point of the original comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Who decides what is too religious? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] spaceghoti@lemmy.one [S] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) When you start talking like Mike Johnson about how people need to follow his religion and how our government needs to enforce his religious values, you're too religious to be allowed in government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Me permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I know a guy named Doug he's, pretty smart permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children) Who decides what is too religious? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] spaceghoti@lemmy.one [S] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) When you start talking like Mike Johnson about how people need to follow his religion and how our government needs to enforce his religious values, you're too religious to be allowed in government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cruxifux@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Me permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I know a guy named Doug he's, pretty smart permalink fedilink source parent
[–] spaceghoti@lemmy.one [S] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) When you start talking like Mike Johnson about how people need to follow his religion and how our government needs to enforce his religious values, you're too religious to be allowed in government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Hazzia@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I know a guy named Doug he's, pretty smart permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fal@yiffit.net 35 points 2 years ago Being too religious should absolutely disqualify you, just like believing the world is flat or any number of other complete nonsense should disqualify you. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago So… you’re saying …. If they’re too religious… they should be disqualified… The line for you being that they try to force their beliefs on others. Which, personally, I view as a given when their campaign platform includes “Christian Values” (or any other religion’s values,) If you can’t make a secular argument…. It doesn’t belong in government. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago The Puritans came here to seperate THEIR church from the state, after that it became them imposing their religion on natives. The actual country's founding in 1776 was. Far from religious, and many of the founding fathers were not religious or outright anti religion permalink fedilink source parent
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Bring religious should be a disqualification. You have a higher master you serve. You can't be trusted to put the country and the citizens first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I imagine they weren't being serious permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Religious beliefs are not disqualifying, but if that's your whole way of being, you should not hold public office. Render unto Caesar. permalink fedilink source parent