Sarah Palin: Religion in Politics

[farinha15]

I find it intresting that america is the most evolved country in the world, with so much money, so much power, however in politics you are still so backwards. In Europe the separation between chuch and state has been long implemented in our system, for years now...But wats even more strange is that if you study your founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin...most of them think that religion is uselless.

I dont get it...

[snorp73]

Quit hating, Wall flowers! Palin's got it. You don't.

[Oldekirk]

fundamentalist5 sahra palin is second only to Islamic terrorist in a threat to our country.

[Mr0Whitey]

why is america aloowing such a itch?

[VvAnarchangelvV]

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Palin's campaign slogan may not have been only about who were the 'real' Christians.After the 'First Christian candidate" slogan first appeared, her campaign opponent, John Stein, replied.

"With a name like 'Stein' some suspected that I must be a non-Christian...I'm proud of such a reputation but I, my family and forbearers are of the Christian persuasion, too."

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[TheSnoopy1750]

Sarah Palin believes that God had a hand in her choice of VP in 2008. What a nut!

“When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

Sinclair Lewis

[momzacarp]

Sarah Palin fans are empty headed, celebrity struck morons. She could do or say any horrible thing and they wouldn't care as long as she winked and talked all cutesy about bears and pit bulls with lipstick.

[vommmitttt]

Wowspare.... our constitution is not based on christian values. It is based on human rights. There is no mention of god, jesus, false idols...or anything. Stealing and Killing are common sense issues of right and wrong. We do not need religion to tell us that. It might be best to quote the US Senate of 1797:

AS THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN IS NO, IN ANY SENSE, FOUNDED ON THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.

[wowspare]

the USA was founded on christian values and the constitution was also based on christian morals.

i think it will be hard to take religion out of the system completely, when even the damn constitution is based on a certain religion's values.

personnaly, i view christians as street thugs who run to the police when their victims fight back

[MoonKittenJD]

@wowspare "the USA was founded on Deist values and the constitution was also based on Deist morals."

Fixed

[middlj14]

Sarah Palin is a joke

[teejate]

"Religions are all alike founded upon fables and mythologies." [Thomas Jefferson]

"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma." [Abraham Lincoln]

I'm just sayin'...lol

[MrNobody47710]

Secular government and previous logical leaders, eh? Yep, Christianity is totally the basis of the US government... Fucking modern politicians making bullshit claims which gain support through popularity and not truth >_>

It's a good thing that the non-religious secularists are gaining ground. They'll give the US some balance.

[qpwillie]

Most people on the right believe in the scientific principle of cause end effect and that an intelligent first cause created the universe.

Those on the left believe that Al Gore invented it and gave the patent to Obama.

Just two different conclusions - that's all.

[Petruccibear]

I'm not touching this one.

[Xoolio31]

well, their religious texts say that allah wants them to kill the infidel. so religion is actually partly to blame for 9/11.

[deanrdd]

The Bible was written by a primitive Middle Eastern desert people who didn't know to wash after wiping. The mythical Jesus would look more like Bin Laden than Jeffery Hunter.

Abraham invented one single religion. Eventually this loonacy broke up into three, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It's why they all have the same cast of characters. Most religious zealots have no idea of the history of that mystical nonsense. Pity.

[canuckman87]

Oh man Christians are crazy.

[pweidmann]

religion had a thousand years, they fucked it, now move on, its over

they fucked it

[KungfuCow5]

@pweidmann Billy Connolly...

[Yoganao]

We now need our first Atheist president, an Atheist president would ensure separation of church and state as the Founding Fathers intended.

[Dreamerx47]

what you people need is a dead president..... vote george carlin 2012

[lighwave]

Why bring religion into politics at all? Keep your religion off our rights!

[lighwave]

President Obama actually included 'non-believers as part of America & that they were just as American as anyone else!

[falcoperegrinus82]

Barack's saying that actually pissed off conservatives.

[johnlorican]

All you need in order to smear someone these days is a camera - and some mood piano music in the background.

I guess McCarthyism is alive and well in Alaska. 

What a shame...

[falcoperegrinus82]

You're a shame

[johnlorican]

As expected, rather than focus on the issues - demonize the person.

Sad - but typical...

[falcoperegrinus82]

She demonizes herself. The issues are right here in this video. Do you support her? Why?

[johnlorican]

'Even though all the previous mayors were Christian - she identified herself as the ONLY Christian!' (Anne Kilkenny)

Please provide me with the proof where Sarah Palin identified herself as literally the 'first Christian mayor.'

All of the people interviewed on this video possess liberal worldviews are are typical of the attacks that Palin endured throughout the campaign. Ms. Kilkenny 's letter from last August was simply a four-page attack on the woman. It was absurd.

[falcoperegrinus82]

Palin is disliked by liberals and conservatives. It really doesn't matter if she touted herself as the only christian or not, I really don't care about her enough to look into it. The bottom line is that she's a biblical literalist, anti-science, young earth creationist from fundamentalist church. Her views undermine a nation that was built on logic, reason, and separation of church and state.

[johnlorican]

Sarah Palin is LOVED by conservatives. Where ever she went during the campaign, thousands upon thousands would come to her rallies. McCain drew very little by comparison.

Your comments, falco, are typical of the demonization I said at the beginning. She favors the teaching of evolution in schools (her father was a science teacher), she's NOT 'anti-science,' etc.

Like most Christians, she DOES believe in the Bible; of course, in the mind of liberals that excludes her from public office.

[TheBSG]

Wow, I'm really admirable of those Christians. Even as Christians, they're able to see the difference between conservativeness and religious indoctrination.

[pangeaprogress]

Thomas Paine, Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and Madison were important in creating America and none of them were christian. Are they American enough for Palin? This christian test is against the US Constitution and makes America small and petty instead of the grand idea that it is supposed to be. Liberty not a authoritarian christian sect.

[AldinTheMad]

"It was everywhere contended that no Christian ought to vote for me because I belonged to no church, and was suspected of being a Deist."-Abraham Lincoln, 1843

"He [Lincoln] was an avowed and open infidel, and sometimes bordered on atheism. He went further against Christian beliefs and doctrines and principles than any man I have ever heard."-John T Stuart

"Of all the tyrannies that affect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst." -Paine

"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."-Franklin

[Lenilenapi]

Great series. Pray this kind of bogus religiosity stay out of the Federal government.

[talkaboutme247]

The thing is, America is becoming less and less of just a christian country. More and more people from other countries of different religions are coming.

religion can never be imposed on state. toooo many people will get pissed off, and if we are truly excerising freedom of religion and all of that, then we wouldn't be having our religions influence our laws.

[PLOKURUPT]

CTHULHU/McCAIN/PALIN 08

[stormwatcher59]

Thanks for a great vid.  Sarah scares me - BIG TIME!

[Gramruth53]

Scary thoughts that Sarah would impose her religious beliefs on national policy while claiming the 'tolerance' she mouthed during her debate! Fear those who speak with forked tongue.

[diaryofamother]

Terrific job! Palin scares the be-Jesus out of me. Pun fully intended.

[mrbrianmccarthy]

Sarah Palin is a religious wacko with an ANNOYING voice and style.HOW could any woman support her with the type of p[ositions she's takin?  Hockey Mom? I dont want a "Hockey mom" a heartbeat away from the presidency,personally. Sarah Palin as president? The horror---THE HORRRRRROR! I'm sure Americas enemies will be LAUGHING THEIR ASSES OFF If we have a person like this so high up in the government.

[BumbleBeeInABluebell]

Why bring religion into politics at all? yourenemies will be laughing - but your friends are heartbroken that you have allowed this idiot and her senile sidekick to get so far in the running for president. Restore your dignity. Try to remember that you are a great nation who has given so much to the world and provided a beacon of light: bigotted morons will vote McCain, but the land of the free and the home of the brave will vote OBAMA.

[Scoppertop]

Great job, wasillaproject! The majority of Americans support your position; thank you all for spreading truth!

[josejloayza]

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[1140Cecile]

The Bush administration started the end of the American empire but it's not dead yet. McCain and Palin would put the nail in the coffin. They need to be stopped, NOW!

[HillaryfansforBarack]

Palin please go back to Alaka and feed you 5 children they need it the most !!!!!!!

[apks2004]

Right On the money Video!

[krissmith99]

I am pro-choice. I vote pro-choice.

Sarah Palin will never get my vote.

[maynardgravy]

WTF is going on in the States? The whole of Western Europe is slowly turning is back on loopy religious beliefs and the Us is somehow trying to compete with the middle east in the God-Nutters stakes. Get educated people.

If a prime-minister in the UK tried holding up the bible shouting 'God's will' he'd be carted off the the mental unit. Over there, you can't get into office without declaring that your guided by the holy book. Pathetic.

[naturallyselected69]

Thanks for this revealing video. No wonder Pat Robertson is drooling over Sarah Palin! We don't need Mullahs of any religion running our government. Our last president thinks God told him to go into Iraq. Enough craziness!

[skydogz1]

Palin's faith is good. And Obama is a major church-guy too. It's America's tradition, so get used to it.

[profoundsagacity]

The video isn't saying they can't have their religion, just that Sarah Palin shouldn't use it to impose her views on others' lives.

[Sshelly34213]

see I sincerely doubt it, I bet he's a half way christian like the majority of America, proly hasn't been to that nut job church in years.

[Electricchair4U]

She wants a holy war!

[DRV275]

Scary stuff.