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Originally posted by calculoso+Apr 11 2005, 05:44 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (calculoso @ Apr 11 2005, 05:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FlamesAddiction@Apr 10 2005, 12:57 PM
If it came to supporting legislation such as marriage and abortion laws, do you not think his religon would play a roll in that? Or how about foreign policy issues? All that stuff would affect us.
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So essentially you're saying that anyone who's religious can't be in government.
I find that amazingly prejudiced and discriminatory - and this from someone who isn't at all religious.
I don't want a government to be religious. I think there should be a separation of church from state. That said, automatically disqualifying someone due to their religious beliefs? Discrimination at its finest. [/b][/quote]
Let me ask you this:
Would you discriminate against someone with unfavourable beliefs when you choose a babysitter? For example, would you let a Raelian look after your youngster if you thought there was a good chance that they might try to influence your child's religious beliefs? If you're a reasonable person you sure would!
Now if you believe in secularism, why wouldn't you do the same thing when choosing a person as influencial as your nation's leader?