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I have no religious beliefs

@Nov '12 c 236 comments V 453 votes

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v I have no religious beliefs
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SlimElmo91 endorsed William49b

v I have no religious beliefs
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fayban voted

v Yes
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rbaker49 endorsed Phreakwars

v I have no religious beliefs
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harold_lloyd

v I have no religious beliefs

I'm pretty agnostic after having been educated in Episcopal schools, so biblical science, or using the bible to justify govt policy or action, is not something I support.

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Fyi1957 endorsed classychazy

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Poppie endorsed Neo_NtheMatrix

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DanielZ voted

v I have no religious beliefs
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LEC endorsed William49b

v I have no religious beliefs
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LilliB voted

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Aftermath

v Yes

The way you were raised, and that includes religion, affects you in your everyday life, so yes, everything you have learned influences your decisions.

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JesusLivesInMe

v I have no religious beliefs

I chose "I have no religious beliefs" because that is not a good choice of a word to use.. I abhor religion... My views are influenced by my belief in JESUS.. Politics, in itself, is a 'religion'. They set themselves up as 'gods' to determine things and make their own laws. Just like atheism, it's god is self and they set themselves up as 'god' to determine that there is no 'god'...

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jeffreyknee

v Yes

Holistic thinking is needed to make wise political decisions. To continue in myopic thought only frustrates the issues, as seen in gov't nowadays: an emotion-based, non-factual, self-defeating non-republic.

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007Sword endorsed 1adam2

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SgtNFury voted

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ZombieMedic voted

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URBS

v I have no religious beliefs

I have morals that do not need an organized religion to endorse them and those moral standards most certainly influence my views.

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captbigtime voted

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vws voted

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wangotango voted

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MaxPain

v No

No No NO No unlike the Extreme Right.

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AndrewMC voted

v I have no religious beliefs
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PaulBartomioli endorsed truthsayer

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Aaron262 voted

v I have no religious beliefs
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BossTweed endorsed Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes

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harold_lloyd

v I have no religious beliefs

I'm pretty agnostic after having been educated in Episcopal schools, so biblical science, or using the bible to justify govt policy or action, is not something I support.

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May 9

Aftermath

v Yes

The way you were raised, and that includes religion, affects you in your everyday life, so yes, everything you have learned influences your decisions.

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May 9

JesusLivesInMe

v I have no religious beliefs

I chose "I have no religious beliefs" because that is not a good choice of a word to use.. I abhor religion... My views are influenced by my belief in JESUS.. Politics, in itself, is a 'religion'. They set themselves up as 'gods' to determine things and make their own laws. Just like atheism, it's god is self and they set themselves up as 'god' to determine that there is no 'god'...

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jeffreyknee

v Yes

Holistic thinking is needed to make wise political decisions. To continue in myopic thought only frustrates the issues, as seen in gov't nowadays: an emotion-based, non-factual, self-defeating non-republic.

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URBS

v I have no religious beliefs

I have morals that do not need an organized religion to endorse them and those moral standards most certainly influence my views.

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MaxPain

v No

No No NO No unlike the Extreme Right.

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Apr 29

frigginhell

v Yes

Yes. I have no religious beliefs. Therefore, I tend to shy away from voting on someone who repeatedly shoves god down my throat when campaigning. That's not to say I won't vote for a person of taith. I just won't vote for a platform of faith.

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Apr 29

Prime_Meridian

v Yes

Not just political views, but views on charity, mercy, compassion, justice and fighting injustice, the right to self-defense, defense of family and neighbors.

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Apr 27

Calfkiller

v No

I like how they marginalize the idea of religious beliefs as some sort of broach that you choose to wear. Many people have religious beliefs because it feels right. Not because they think it makes them look good. So I have to say No they don't. What does influence my political views are the same things that influence my religious views. That little voice in your heart that tells you if something is right or wrong. Those that don't hear the same voice I do simply replace it with political correctness and faith in the Federal tooth fairy that right's all wrongs in a manner that they don't have to deal with.

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Apr 26

oldman75

v I have no religious beliefs

Mankind having a brain precludes his having a religion .

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Apr 25

Concerned_Cit

v No

Any religious beliefs I might ever have are non-partisan. :-p

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KelsLikesStuff

v Yes

I believe that as a Christian, your faith should influence EVERYTHING in your life. You should get out of bed in the morning just because of your faith. You should choose what food to eat and what clothes to wear and everything based on our faith. All that you do, do for the Glory of God. If you aren't voting based on what your faith tells you, you might as well not vote at all.

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Mar '13

B_Girl_Turco

v No

No , we call this secularism.

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Mar '13

BloodRedGeisha

v Yes

I would have to say my LACK of religious belief influences my political beliefs a lot. A fundamentalist Christian for example may be strongly opposed to the legalization of gay marriage to say me a atheist . Not all atheists are for gay marriage , but I have found for the most part , at least in my experience they for it as they do not believe in a holy book damning homosexuals to hell , and depicting them as sinful for their sexual orientation.

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Jan '13

Guns_and_Stars

v I have no religious beliefs

I'm not an atheist but I don't have any spiritual beliefs strong enough to influence me one way or the other.

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bman93

v No

I base some issues on my morals but not on my religion.

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Dec '12

EmpAtheist

v Yes

Some people running for office have their religious meter hitting the CRAZY level

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Nov '12

Theocrat

v Yes

My Christian Belief system and my political views are fused together. I can't divide myself and the way I think into compartments. I live what I believe, I vote the way I believe, I am what I believe. I've tested my belief system, and I know it's true, sure it influences my political views.

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Nov '12

lawnmowrman

v Yes

My religious beliefs govern my political beliefs. That makes choosing a specific ideology impossible.

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nuwey

v No

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Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes

Absolutely. A man without a moral compass is a man you can't trust.

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William49b

v I have no religious beliefs

My lack of religious beliefs certainly do influence my political views. I would vote for an atheist or secular humanist before I voted for a fundamentalist Christian, or Muslim. I would be opposed to legislation that mixes religion and its "morality" with civil rights issues and privacy issues. Public prayer invoking god(s) at public, tax-payer funded institutions, or displaying the 10 Commandments in courtrooms, are things I would never support. Unfortunately, a large percentage of Americans and their thinking abilities are clouded by their delusional beliefs.

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classychazy

v No

Religion and politics should not be mixed!

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Nov '12

truthsayer

v Yes

Yes they do but not in the way one would think. I believe in god. But I believe the church should stay out of government and the government should stay out of the church. Point in case Iran's governments supreme authority is headed by it's religious leader and proves John Adams statement âPower always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak; and that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.â I also believe one can have christian virtues with out legislating one's believe to everyone else. Freedom of religion also means freedom from religion if one chooses. Jesus Christ himself said "Render therefore to Caes...

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Nov '12

Nautilus

v I have no religious beliefs

As I believe religion is a cancer running wild in our history, I look forward to a day when decisions are made on pure logic not faith.

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Nov '12

Locutus

v I have no religious beliefs

I need no invisible man or thing to make me have ETHICS. Morals are ethics bound by religion. I have no problem someone having faith. Religion is one of the biggest lies used to control man's human desires and money. I would be one of the first to defend your rights to believe as you wish as long as you are not forcing it on someone or hurting someone or an animal by it. God guts and guns... what a contradiction.But the wonderful book is full of lies and contradictions. I see no god making a person be good when they don't want to or have any concern for their fellow man/woman.

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Cool_voter

v No

I don't care who you pray too, just keep me out of it. That includes my laws, my freedoms, my life..

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Big-R

v No

My religious belief is I think everyone's religion is fine. So long as it is their religion. Do not try to tell other people they need to believe what you believe. Or be hypocritical, if they don't. I personally do not care what religion someone is. If they are the best candidate, they get the vote.

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commonsense51

v Yes

Our world is shaped by people. People's beliefs, values, morals, philosophy, have been shaped through out the ages from our past, our parents, our faith. Most laws we have in every nation stemmed from Religion in some way or form. Faith teaches us how we should treat each other. You can not separate God from our culture. To do so is insane. Without God there are no absolutes. No man can dictate morals to another man. We are seeing the results of what happens when man separates God from a nation. Swollen welfare roles, unwed mother's epidemic, 16 Trillion of debt, drugs, record divorce rate, broken homes. For 50 years the Liberal left has been trying it's best to separa...

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Nov '12

hankf68

Being atheist doesn't make one immoral, just as believing in gods doesn't make you necessarily a good human either...

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