Religion and Government

First off, I'd like to state that I'm not bashing any sort of religion.  I believe that all people are equal, and that your beliefs should be respected.  People choose to become a part of a religion because they think it will make them better people, and I really believe that because of religion, there are some good people out there.  This isn't to say that non-religious people can't be good people, I myself am non-religious, so you may consider me biased in the blog, but I try hard not to be.  Anyway, enjoy the rest of the blog.

Here's an issue that shouldn't be argued, but it is.  There is no place for religion having an influence on any democratic government.  The only possible reason that religion should have ever a place in office, is if every single citizen of a nation happens to be the exact same religion.  This however, is never going to happen.  The world today is a very multicultural place, with many religions and cultures within a country.  What right do conservative governments(generally, sorry for the stereotype, I'm not disagreeing with the conservative stance on everything, just this) have to say that their (generally Christian) religion is right, and therefore Christian views now apply to everyone in our country.  For example, the only argument against gay marriage is that the "traditional" definition of marriage according to the bible states that it is between a man and a woman.  Then why is it that only 4 countries in the world have fully legalized gay marriage, and only another 12 have other various forms of legal recognition of same-sex partnerships?  It's because too many governments in the world are doing things based on religion, because they happen to be religious themselves.  People have the right to believe whatever they wish, it's a human right, but they don't have any right to deny others what they allow themselves because it's against their beliefs.

The conservative viewpoint on many issues in the western world is based on religion.  I don't see how they can take this viewpoint while knowing that the world is a multicultural place.  Who made them god(no pun intended), and allowed them to make the decision for all people that their religion is right? Religion is being used as a weapon against people, people are using religion(knowing that many people are religious), and convincing people that they are doing is right because religion says so.  Politicians should be convincing people that what they're doing is right because it benefits the people in a very positive way.

I know many people may now likely think I'm a commie liberal, but I'd like you to know that I try not to be associated with a political viewpoint, and try to be associated with doing the right thing.  The basis for my views is human equality, through that I try to express my opinion on other issues.  There are things about both sides of the political spectrum that I dislike.  This just happens to be something that I disagree with that happens to be on the right side of the political spectrum.  Hope you enjoyed, maybe it made you think.  Thanks for reading, leave a comment and I'll get back to you.