Sentences with phrase «religion in political debate»
in england, politicians would be laughed at if they mentioned religion in a political debate / speech.
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According to this understanding, the role of religion in political debate is not so much to supply these norms, as if they could not be known by non-believers — still less to propose concrete political solutions, which would lie altogether outside the competence of religion — but rather to help purify and shed light upon the application of reason to the discovery of objective moral principles.
Not exact matches
He endeavours to assert a core and important role for Christianity in shaping our ethical debates surrounding these issues, and deplores the contemporary perception that religion ought to play no part in contemporary political debates and discourse.
At present, the rediscovery of culture in the social sciences, at the debate over methods of studying culture empirically, promises to shift studies of religion and politics more in the direction of looking at religious and political culture.
(i) the question of gay rights — funny I agree with gay rights, must be a political debate at its heart (ii) a wonan's right to choose — funny I agree with this, see above thought (iii) teaching evolution in school — again I agree (iv) my ability to buy a glass of wine on Sunday — definitely politics here (v) immunizing teens against HPV — got my kids immunized, not even politics here (vi) population control — this is religions fault??? no this is cultural (vii) assisted suicide at end of life — agree with that, still have my religion (viii) global warmning — agree it needs to get fixed, doesn't have anything to do with religion
Some weeks ago I asked the leaders of all the political parties in Thursday's debate to keep religion out of the general election.