ext_6870 ([identity profile] gunderpants.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] fpb 2005-09-01 11:58 pm (UTC)

Re: Ah, yes... "Enlightenment".

Well, to an extent I can kinda understand it: ultimately you can't please everyone if you introduce religious teaching into areas of politics and education. (Different to religious discussion, of course.) I certainly don't support politicians who try and push faith on their constituents, especially if they do other things which are entirely hypocritical for Christians. (Tom Delay and John Howard in particular.) This isn't to mean that I'm against politicians who bring religious discussion into their line of work or into the public arena, but people are going to see through it if the only basis for doing so is to push their agenda.

Similar to secularism, really. Some places do need to have an air of secularism to them, but if it's at the expense of debate or discussion, or respect about religion, then that's similarly a problematic area.

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