Miller questions faith-politics link
Despite popular belief that religious beliefs and political orientation go hand-in-hand, Newsweek religion editor and reporter Lisa Miller said political views cannot, in fact, be defined solely based on religious denomination.
There are nuances to modern religious views, Miller said to an audience of about 100 in William L. Harkness Hall on Monday. And since making generalizations about the political beliefs of different religious groups is difficult, she said, it is impossible to predict the outcome of the 2008 election based on religious values alone.
“To paraphrase...
Organized religion is big business and should be taxed. If you want to go to some church or temple or mosque --- great --- but pay an admission tax. Why should rational people pay taxes for a lot of people to gather and pray or listen to some "authority" to interpret the idiotic good book. Every-time I see a minister, priest or rabbi --- I run! Such idiotic slop!
Your speaker, Miller, apparently overlooks the fact that there can be correlation without causality.
The mere fact that the vast majority of religious believers - not necessarily including the "Christmas and Easter" Christians - are politically conservative and largely vote Republican, does not establish a cause-effect relationship.
Or does it?