Quote Originally Posted by Bluetree View Post
It frightens me to think how much religion is incorporated into conservative U.S. politics.

And it amazes me how values/ideals such as tolerance, eliminating poverty and protecting the earth have suddenly become bad things to many evangelicals (and Fox News, too).

I am not a religious person, but I always thought that if God/Christ/Allah/Buddha et al, registered with anyone it would be the Green Party.
Our constitution was based off of Christian beliefs (not denomonation specific), so it really isn't, or in my opinion, shouldn't be a surprise that religion is incorporated into our politics. What frightens me is that we're now trying to eliminate it. There's a saying I remember from my college days: "Stand for something or you'll fall for anything". I think there's a whole generation of people who don't believe in anything and are focusing more on material and selfish matters struggling to find their place/purpose in this world. Call it God/Christ/Allah/Buddha/Spiritualism, etc. but I do feel that's missing from our culture these days. Just my rambling thoughts, hope I don't offend.

Pam, I would LOVE to go to Rick Warren's church! I think he's a great speaker. Have you ever gone there?