Letters to the Editor
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There's the issue right there
"These truth claims likewise are intended to be disseminated, evaluated, and seriously debated in the public arena, with the hope that those claims which have the most merit will be essentially influential upon all." - DeaconBlues
Disseminating, evaluating, and debating religious concepts in the public arena of religion is fine. (Even though debating beliefs can easily descend into the ridiculous) Disseminating, evaluating, and debating religious concepts in the public arena of politics is distasteful, if not disgusting. Do you really want to debate whether God is a Democrat or a Republican? Who does God love more Hillary or Giuliani? Does this work in sports to? How about God loves the Yankees because they won the most championships? Are the Patriots one of the most dominating teams ever because God favors Bill Belichick?
Yeah, there's the issue right there. And get this clear, because you are dense about this to an extreme. It’s not about your religion or faith - nobody is against your religious views just because they may not give a shit about them. We do not have to care about your religious views, we do not have to share them. We do have to share our political leaders.