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Tuesday May 3, 2005
Devotion to religion is not like devotion to other ideologies or philosophies. Religion can make absolute demands on people that other belief systems don't. Religion allows people to believe that they are acting on behalf of God and that God is on their side - with that, there is no more reason to even consider compromise with others who disagree.
Barry Goldwater once said:
However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's behalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom
They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.' Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.'
This is why it's so dangerous to mix religion and politics. Religion frequently excludes the possibility of compromise which is, after all, one of the most basic features of politics. You can't do politics in a democracy without intending to work with others who disagree and compromise on important issues. Insofar as religion excludes the possibility of compromise with those who oppose what you believe to be the Will of God, that religion is incompatible with democratic politics.
Tuesday May 3, 2005 Вторник 3 мая 2005
Devotion to religion is not like devotion to other ideologies or philosophies. Преданность религии не как преданность другой идеологии или философии. Religion can make absolute demands on people that other belief systems don't. Религия может сделать абсолютные требования к людям, что другие системы веры нет. Religion allows people to believe that they are acting on behalf of God and that God is on their side - with that, there is no more reason to even consider compromise with others who disagree. Религия позволяет людям верить, что они действуют от имени Бога и что Бог на их стороне - при том, что больше нет оснований даже рассматривать компромисс с теми, кто не согласен.
Barry Goldwater once said: Барри Голдуотер однажды сказал:
However, on religious issues there can be little or no compromise. Однако, по религиозным вопросам, не может быть мало или нет компромисса. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their religious beliefs. Существует никакой позиции, на которой люди так как недвижимое свои религиозные убеждения. There is no more powerful ally one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. Существует не более мощного союзника можно утверждать в прениях, чем Иисус Христос, или Бог, или Аллах, или как называет это одной высшим существом. But like any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's behalf should be used sparingly. Но, как любое мощное оружие, использование имени Бога на одном его имени следует использовать с осторожностью. The religious factions that are growing throughout our land are not using their religious clout with wisdom Религиозных группировок, которые растут по всей нашей земле, не используя их религиозные влияния с мудростью
They are trying to force government leaders into following their position 100 percent. Они пытаются заставить руководителей правительства на следующие свои позиции на 100 процентов. If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss of money or votes or both. Если вы не согласны с этими религиозными группами по конкретной моральной проблемы, они жалуются, они угрожают вам потерей денег или голосов, или обоих. I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in 'A,' 'B,' 'C,' and 'D.' Я откровенно устал от политических проповедников по всей этой стране говорят мне, как гражданину, что если я хочу быть моральным человеком, я должен верить в ", Д. '' B, 'С' и ' Just who do they think they are? И кто же они думают они? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? И откуда они себя смелость заявить о своем праве диктовать свои моральные убеждения для меня? And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. И я еще больше сердится в качестве законодательного органа, который должен выдержать угрозы каждой религиозной группе, которая считает, что имеет некоторые Бога предоставлено право контролировать свой голос на каждом поименного в сенате. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of 'conservatism.' Я предупреждаю их сегодня: я буду бороться с ними на каждом этапе пути, если они пытаются диктовать свои моральные убеждения для всех американцев во имя "консерватизм. '
This is why it's so dangerous to mix religion and politics. Именно поэтому так опасно смешивать религию и политику. Religion frequently excludes the possibility of compromise which is, after all, one of the most basic features of politics. Религия часто исключает возможность компромисса, который, в конце концов, одной из основных черт политики. You can't do politics in a democracy without intending to work with others who disagree and compromise on important issues. Вы не можете сделать политику в условиях демократии, не собирается работать с теми, кто не согласен и компромисс по важным вопросам. Insofar as religion excludes the possibility of compromise with those who oppose what you believe to be the Will of God, that religion is incompatible with democratic politics. Поскольку религия исключает возможность компромисса с теми, кто выступает против, что вы считаете, будет на то воля Божия, что религия несовместима с демократической политикой.
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