Why Our Politics Cannot Be Freed from Religion

The debate about the relationship of politics and religion in the United States is set on the wrong course, Ivan Strenski, distinguished professor of religious studies at UC Riverside, claims in this presentation. Professor Strenski follows the development of the theology of political leadership from Roman through Medieval to the present times to understand the sources of our dedication to republican constitutionalism. [8/2009] [Humanities] [Show ID: 16933]

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[EllyEve]

*dons a pleated miniskirt and waves pom-poms*

All hail the sun god!

For he is a fun god!

Ra, Ra, Ra!

[Mahoivlich]

amen......ra

[smujismuj]

Religion is institutionalized myth, perpetuated by fear, ignorance, peer-pressure and control-freaks.

[fringeelements]

"The state as transformed church" - oooooooh I like where I think this is going.

[derman077]

it's almost time for the new personification of the deity. They had to convert people from astrological age to another. The next 2000 year cycle is Aquarius. I hear they plan to convert the world to the new description using holograms in the sky.

[ThePhysiogirl]

God, this guy is boring. I hate it when people take a fascinating topic and make it so dull it's impossible to pay attention to.

[Awaitingcertainty]

As David Berlinski, acgostic secular Jew asks in THE DEVIL'S DELUSION: "Just who has imposed on the suffering human race poison gas, barbed wire, high explosives, experiments in eugenics, the formula for Zyklon B, heavy artillery, pseudo-scientific justifications for mass murder, cluster bombs, attack submarines, napalm, intercontinental ballistic missiles, military space platforms, and nuclear weapons?

"If memory serves, it was not the Vatican."

If memory serves, it was not the Vatican.

[Awaitingcertainty]

@TheAwflores For scientists persuaded that there is no God, there is no finer pleasure than recounting the history of religious brutality and persecution. There is no need to argue the point. A great deal of human suffering has been caused by religious fanaticism. If the Inquisition no longer has the power to compel our indignation, the Moslem world often seems quite prepared to carry the burden of exuberant depravity in its place.

[TheAwflores]

religion is a basis for morality? what makes you assume humankind is immoral? religion! the most immoral acts in history have been committed under the guise of religion. if religion is a basis for the morals behind the dark ages, the crusades, and the inquisition then damn me to hell and label me an immoral atheist!

[theknowledgeseeker]

just do a good thing and you won't get lost

[timdnoincumbents]

it is amazing that some one would call superstition dangerous, what about law that is based on feelings or love instead of right and wrong. superstition isn't dangerous, it's wrong. religion is not superstitious. religion is a basis for morality. without religion there is no reason for morality. morality is the proof of God. no man would dream up self control.

[DeimosSaturn]

Forgive me if I call bullshit on your "less than 50 climate scientists support it" apologetic.