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Why are Christians so often politically conservative?
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<blockquote data-quote="GrayAngel" data-source="post: 60064868" data-attributes="member: 162431"><p>Doesn't we already do that? America has several representatives from each who decide where to put the money, but no state ever wants to remove their incumbents. Voters can be very ignorant. They don't even know who they're voting for most of the time.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't have any confidence that we could ever elect a government full of people who will do what's right. Left and right, they're both corrupt, and they have little to no desire to fix anything.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If a government funded a church, it would have power over that church, threatening to remove its funding if the church didn't follow its conditions. Separation of church and state was instituted to protect the church from the tyranny of a government.</p><p></p><p>Our churches are tax-exempt (for the most part), however, as long as they don't tell people who to vote for.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If we can kill lobbying, it would fix a lot of problems. But I don't think it's possible.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see how you can fix this. And I prefer to withhold my right to give my inheritance to my children.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A government needs money to function. It's also better if you don't taunt the people who have power over you.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed. I find it disgusting that we can just throw away life so easily and without consequence. And many even justify it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GrayAngel, post: 60064868, member: 162431"] Doesn't we already do that? America has several representatives from each who decide where to put the money, but no state ever wants to remove their incumbents. Voters can be very ignorant. They don't even know who they're voting for most of the time. I don't have any confidence that we could ever elect a government full of people who will do what's right. Left and right, they're both corrupt, and they have little to no desire to fix anything. If a government funded a church, it would have power over that church, threatening to remove its funding if the church didn't follow its conditions. Separation of church and state was instituted to protect the church from the tyranny of a government. Our churches are tax-exempt (for the most part), however, as long as they don't tell people who to vote for. If we can kill lobbying, it would fix a lot of problems. But I don't think it's possible. I don't see how you can fix this. And I prefer to withhold my right to give my inheritance to my children. A government needs money to function. It's also better if you don't taunt the people who have power over you. Agreed. I find it disgusting that we can just throw away life so easily and without consequence. And many even justify it. [/QUOTE]
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