“Any kind of extrimism is a danger to people’s liberties. Government is a threat to people’s liberties since they always come up with new rules which in turn infringe on your liberties. Special interest groups are a pain in your pockets. They will take your equality and your money and call this fair. See; liberties and equalities are not a religious problem. Most wars in history are not caused by religion.
I’m just wondering how you find religion as the major problem?”
I think people should be able to practice their religion freely without coercion by the government. Therefore, I think churches should be able to marry who they wish, or deny marriage ceremonies as they see it.
I also oppose religious influence in the government. For two reasons. The first is that churches are human institutions and are as vulnerable to corruption as government. If involved in government, churches will invariably seek to attain worldy, secular power. See Pastor Hagee’s endorsement of John McCain, for example. McCain is rather moderate when it comes to social conservatism, especially compared to McCain’s Republican opponents during the primary season. But Hagee sought and seeks power for its own sake, to enhance himself. I find that deeply troubling.
Secondly, religious influence in the government corrupts government, and necessitates growth in government in order to make and enforce religious laws. The belief I’m talking about isn’t Christian, necessarily, but a political religion, or ideology, that calls itself Christian. It’s a religion that dictates politics and that politics should dictate laws, for Christians and non-Christians. There’s really no two ways about it, that kind of influences will necessarily restrict liberty — and it’s the same impulse, if different in practice, as the Islamists in control of Iran or engaging in the destruction of Iraqi civil society and the killings of US servicemembers. The thugs and bandits doing that see no distinction between religion and politics. To them, the two are relentlessly linked.
