RE: Assault On Free Speech
July 31, 2012 at 6:21 am
(This post was last modified: July 31, 2012 at 6:31 am by Darth.)
(July 30, 2012 at 4:08 pm)Faith No More Wrote:Lion IRC Wrote:If a politician didnt declare that they were a closet atheist, how would I know whether to vote for them?
This is what fucking pisses me off about politics and the way people vote. A politician's stance on god should have absolutely nothing to do with whether you should vote for him/her. What should matter is the politician's policies and the direction the politician plans to take the town/state/country.
Answer me this, if you were planning to vote for a candidate because you love everything he/she talks about doing, would you not vote for them simply because you found out they didn't believe in god?
Sure it matters, it shouldn't be the primary concern, but I'm not going to sit and tell you that it doesn't count against them when I vote, some religions more than others. Two otherwise equal candidates? The fact that one spends his time doing something I consider ridiculous, associating with and supporting a group which I consider a negative influence on the world (a lot of religions), not using his reason... that would tip my vote.
"absolutely nothing"? I disagree
