@Indonesia-Phil saidI endorse this message.
I suppose it depends what kind of government one wishes to run. If you run a government for the benefit of the people who you govern, this may not be incompatible with religious belief, which tends in its' purest form to be benign, at least. Of course it's a big 'ask', since as was once famously said, you can't please all of the people all of the time, and religions ar ...[text shortened]... it in the name of their particular god or gods.
That's what I reckon, off the top of my head....
The separation of church and state has always been a keystone to our government.
This country was not made to be a theocracy. Far from it. Government of, by and for the people is what's important. Religion is meant to be between one person and their God. Not what motivates a political state.
@wildgrass saidI am sure that is true for many in both camps, but I bet it isn’t true for all in either too.
Power and Glory.
@KellyJay saidPlease explain this. I understand power and Glory of the individual as motivating factors, but if one were to serve the state in God's name, it seems that would necessarily limit the credit that a political figure can take for any success.
I am sure that is true for many in both camps, but I bet it isn’t true for all in either too.
@KellyJay saidWhy would religious people want to run the government? Force their version of Christianity on the whole country which is EXACTLY what Christian Nationalists are pushing for as we speak and have been working on that goal for 50 or more years.
Why do non-religious people want to run the governments?
@wildgrass saidI am sure some want to serve others, it is not always the worse case.
Please explain this. I understand power and Glory of the individual as motivating factors, but if one were to serve the state in God's name, it seems that would necessarily limit the credit that a political figure can take for any success.
