(April 30, 2015 at 11:24 pm)Polaris Wrote: It's not any different without religion with politicians in mind. They always find something to use to advance their own ambitions.
While I agree that politicians will grasp at any lever in order to move the masses, the fact is that because of its dogmatic, unquestionable aura, when a politician wraps a political initiative in religious clothing, it gives that initiative more staying power, because believers will be less likely to question it.
Religion and politics should never mix.