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Relgion is something you actively choose to believe. People have every right to criticize you for it.
Prejudice is a far cry different from criticism.
I think it depends on what you criticize specifically, and whether or not that criticism extends to unfair treatment.
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I don't see how that's even remotely in question.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
One of the things you have to do when running for office is assure voters that you share their values.
That's where my confusion came in; my bad.
Nor do I see the relevance in that determining how well someone can perform any number of tasks. Did you refuse to vote for John Kerry because you dislike the views of the Pope?
I think it's also a joke on how the Republicans literally lost in the GE
Somewhat of a double joke
Try having actually been one.
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My entire point is that Kennedy didn't give a speach about being Irish, he gave one about being Catholic. Ethnic identity (unfortunately mostly white ethnic identities) isn't a matter of choice the way that religious identity is, and therefor shouldn't require justification on the same level. A race is something that you have/are, a religion is something you believe in. That means it informs your decisionmaking on an entirely different level and it's something you can walk away from when it makes you look like a hateful shithead.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Don't feel bad; when I was a kid, my mom used to drag me and my sisters to Robert Tilton's church. Yes, I was one of thousands of weekly witnesses to faith healing. Hell, one of my mom's elderly friends swore that she could walk better after Tilton did the laying of hands on her. The place was a cult in everything but name.
Religion is as much a cultural identity, in many instances, as ethnicity is. How many non-religious Jews are there? To simply dismiss that away as something that you can just convert out of if you felt like it is failing to see the forest for the trees.
I'm not saying we should hate on anyone because of their religion. Just that membership in a given religion says a lot more about how that person is going to act (because it's a choice to follow a specific set of tenets) than does skin color or sexual orientation.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
That such bigotry still existing is the single point which started this wonderful tangent.
Qualified decisions based on information about candidates (including what their religious and secular affiliations say about their potential style of governance) are part and parcel of an informed electorate taking an active part in their own democracy.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
I wouldn't have voted for him based on his stances on abortion, gay rights, environmentalism, corporatism, the war, etc. Some of that stuff is directly tied to his faith. I'm not going to ignore it because it's due to his religion, and I'm not going to ignore the ways in which his membership in that faith informs other, less advertised issues like human rights and the division of church and state. That would be stupid.
They tried to bury us. They didn't know that we were seeds. 2018 Midterms. Get your shit together.
Mincing words, really. Are there Mormons you'd vote for because their views don't influence their politics? Is that person even really a Mormon, then*?
*Note that this doesn't apply to Jews, because Jewish has a double meaning
Depends on the strictness - and really it's hard to give a concrete official classification of a person's religion beyond their own personal definitions unless they've been excommunicated or something. There are plenty of people who consider themselves Catholics but don't hold with everything the Pope says; that's probably true of Mormonism.
When considering voting for a candidate, their stated religion is like a bundled package of beliefs/values that you assume they ascribe to (otherwise why would they self-identify with that religion?). Odds are they're actually going to a la carte their beliefs because most people do, but the religion they choose will most likely give you a general idea of them. Then you can get into specifics, assuming the election process gives you enough time to get to know them (which is a big assumption, but in an ideal world).
So if there's a Catholic running and you're rabidly pro-choice, at first you'll probably go "I won't vote for him, because the Catholic view is pro-life and that goes against my beliefs." If you later find out that he's Catholic but pro-choice, you can re-evaluate your choice. If you're still not voting for him because Catholics are pro-life, then you might be an anti-Catholic bigot.
(Sorry for talking about Catholicism so much; i'm more familiar with it than Mormonism)
Edit: the above example uses a single-issue voter just for simplicity's sake - obviously I hope there would be more factors to whether you would vote for someone than just his abortion stance.
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Presumably, you can be a Mormon and still believe in seperation of church and state. Unless the Mormon church will kick you out for believing in the seperation of church and state. Or you're a republican.
That would crater Mexico's literacy rate.
I don't think you really have the right to tell other people how they should define their religious beliefs. It's a strictly personal matter. If a Mormon candidate was socially liberal and had a good voting record, I'd certainly cast my vote for him. I think few people agree with Reverend Wright, but in the end we know that he doesn't really represent what Obama thinks.
1. Ending Any Income Tax on Seniors Making Less Than $50,000 (although this could be considered a "No Action", since he hasn't definitively stated he will not be doing this)
2. Allow Five Days Of Public Comment Before Signing Bills (though, as you admit, he's gotten better at this)
3. No Former Lobbyists In His Administration (By far his most damning, nominating Lynn to deputy defense secretary...what the fuck Obama)
4. Create a $3,000 Tax Credit For Companies That Add Jobs (This could also be considered a "No Action", just like #1)
5. Allow Penalty-Free Hardship Withdrawls From Retirement Accounts in 2008/2009
6. Recognize the Armenian Genocide
While I think he should, it makes me angry to think that it would put him on the same side as these douchebags.
L.A. Armenians and Persians are the most persecuted people on the planet.
Why does he seem to be the only person who is happy for that touchdown?
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Edit: Of course, trying to extrapolate from the last hundred days would be fairly ridiculous.
How many promises did he keep in these 100 days?
I am taken aback.
This is the sort of information I was hoping to find in the OP. There are 3 [X days] threads that I made in the beginning of the Presidency that give some detail as to what his actions have been. You could look them up. Also, start paying attention to how your government functions.
If you are taken aback for every Medopine post, can we expect you to be treading water in the Pacific Ocean at the end of next week?
Your [X days] threads were a big inspiration for me. If you give me this data, I will post it in the op.
Probably. I'd have liked him to say it in Ankara though. Preferably in the context of "The EU will never let you join until you admit it." Although to be fair Turkey could do everything it's asked of and the EU won't let it in.
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