Christian Government Under Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich, 2012 Republican Presidential candidate, argues that "there is [a] steady encroachment of secularism through the courts to redefine America as a nonreligious country..." which is "dangerous". The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur on why Newt might struggle with his theocratic vision.

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[Ian74263]

Religion shouldn't have any say in what governs a country. I'm Roman Catholic, but, I don't see the point in carrying Religious beliefs into something that governs so many people of so many different beliefs. You could be Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, etc. or non-Religious. It's a personal thing that you can't expand towards everybody.

[brittanyverjes1]

Religion should stay in the church. Period.

[kyokushin2012]

Whats wrong with a Christian government under Newt Gingrich... Christ taught through word and action; love, compassion, forgiveness and joy... So in essence his teachings are encompassed in genuine love and unselfish social service. UMM... WAIT... Newt Gingrich and the Republican party are against all these things... Nevermind!

[philipmarie1854]

@Ian74263 True, but morals certainly should be put forward. If a Catholic RAN FOR PRESIDENT AND UPHELD RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND NO HAVING THE STATE RECONGNIZE CATHOLICISM, would object? WOULD you object if he opposed all forms of abortion and gay marriage? Yes, maybe, but what if he opposed these thigns because he held values of family and supporting life instead of being a stereotypical religious fanatic? We have our own reasons we oppose these things and its certainly not because of fanaticism.

[Nebuli2]

@Ian74263 THANK YOU.

[lazyperfectionist1]

I have a question for all those who swallow it when Gingrich talks about secularism as trying to "re-define" this country. Clearly, he would not be saying this if you would stop buying it, and clearly, you're buying it because you haven't actually read the frickin' Constitution. So tell me, why is it so hard for you to just do that?

[GuillermoSTD]

Religion is something that should never have left the limits of the church, period. If it is useful for some people to guide their lives and they believe in it, that's their choice, but writing those beliefs into law because a "sacred book" says it's the truth, is completely wrong. And it's not just there in America... A few months ago, Conservatives won by a landslide down here in Spain, and they are already tampering with a number of laws to make them more "Catholic-friendly"

[UnexpectedWonder]

@ChaosImperial Amen. True words.

[UnexpectedWonder]

@obamatron100 Naw. Prior to the Reformation, the early Renaissance.

[UnexpectedWonder]

@zonilo1 Which was serfdom or should I say slavery by the nobles?