Wow I fail. Pretty sure someone told me that recently. That's something I should have looked up myself I guess haha. But regardless, my main point doesn't change.
You just made one about atheists. All I can really say about that is that I think Dumbledore is right. Even if they're really set in your ways criticising someone's beliefs on religion, whether they're an atheist or a really devout believer, is not really the same as discriminating against someone for their gender, ethnicity etc. I was very very drunk when I made that post and others. Sorry.
Notice the word PROBABLY meaning PROBABLY they are too set in their ways not they are too set in their ways, PROBABLY leaves room for exception.
Well Dumbledore thought Obama was a Muslim... Though I do agree with this post, I agree with most of what El Muerto said.
I wasn't saying I think he's right that Obama is a Muslim, and even if he thought that it doesn't make him any less right when it comes to other things.
That was uncalled for. Come on. And besides, getting to know the religion of my president is on the bottom of my list of things to do. Someone told me he was muslim and I didn't have any reason to doubt him. Now I know the truth.
Obama is actually an atheist just pretending to be a Christian in order to win elections. That's one of the reasons why I voted for him.
The ignorance...is unbearable, this post reeks of it. The politi-cred of cats posting in this thread is sinking fast.
Why the hell would you vote for a politician in the first place based on their religious views when it's their policies you are voting for not the way they perceive God? Sure, their personal views might influence their decisions (especially in the abortion debate) but why vote for someone cos he's Muslim or an Atheist?
Because, like you said, religion would influence their policies. An athiest would try and keep the 10 commandments out of public places, and further push evolution into public school teaching. A muslim would not ally with Israel. A Christian would be against gay marriage and abortion. A buddhist would say F this im gonna sit down, hum, and stare at bamboo. All "woulds" are more like "most likely", but you get my point. *and Dumbledore that wasn't supposed to be as much of a personal shot as it read.
To me it is the direct links to policy and just the reflection it has on how they come to form beliefs. A thought process that arrives at "There is an invisible man in the sky and I should do what they say" is one that could likely arrive at similar conclusions I find unsavory. It does not give me confidence that the ship of state is being steered by reason.
Nor does the Dalai Lama. To the people who do not know, http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Dalai+Lama
I don't think that post was supposed to be taken as seriously/literally as people are taking it. Either way it's right.
Well considering that it was implied that Buddhists just stay out of things entirely, is false and a massive generalisation to their religion. They got a involved in a lot of world politics. Especially given what the Dalai Lama was put through at a young age (being force to flee Tibet etc) because he wouldn't fight the Chinese. Even if it's not a Monk, Buddhists still hold a lot of opinion over matters.
Well if you want to take it literally and not just as an exaggeration, that wasn't the only generalisation there. I don't see anything wrong with the Buddhist part in particular. But either way, the point is that if you have strong views on religion one way or another and you're a politician, it probably is going to affect the job you do.