Hello all. This is my first diary, so please go easy on me ;-)
I posted this link:
http://www.faithfulamerica.org
a while back on an open thread, and got a little bit of a storm off it. The idea was that some religious (ok - Christian) folk think that the Repubs are somehow the 'default' party for them as 'believers' - I thought it might be nice to point such people towards a leftist religious site such as the one above.
However, there was some disagreement. Some suggested that discussing politics in a religious context should
never be condoned/encouraged in this way. I think that's an unhelpful stance - I myself am athiest, but if I was religious, I would always factor that into my voting choices, as it would be the basis of my moral system! So I figure you have to work with that - if people think within a framework of their faith, so be it.
There may be seperation of Church & State on an instituational level, but not at the level of the individual in the ballot box. That's just life - you can't force people to disregard their religious views when thinking about politics! That's why I think sites like this can be helpful.
Of course, the name makes it sound like they're on some conversion mission to join Church & State together - but (mea culpa) the guy who runs it is an old friend of mine, and I know that's not the intention.
Thoughts?