I think it’s more accurate to say that religion poisons democracy when the line between church and state becomes so fuzzy that candidates - whether they themselves are religious or not - get it in their collective heads that they have to kowtow to the demands of religious voters.
By way of example, the current foofaraw in the US over abortion rights is largely to appease Christian voters by codifying their ‘sanctity of life’ tenet into law. Since Christians are unarguably the largest religious voting block, they’re the ones that get this special treatment. You don’t see candidates clamoring to outlaw the consumption of beef to get the Hindu vote.
Boru
By way of example, the current foofaraw in the US over abortion rights is largely to appease Christian voters by codifying their ‘sanctity of life’ tenet into law. Since Christians are unarguably the largest religious voting block, they’re the ones that get this special treatment. You don’t see candidates clamoring to outlaw the consumption of beef to get the Hindu vote.
Boru
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