Dios afuera de la caseta

Excepcional, en uno de los países más civilizados, hoy, todavía, se tiene que pedir a los ciudadanos separar su fe del Estado a la hora de votar. Hay que pedirle a los ciudadanos distinguir entre la iglesia y el congreso...Qué tiene que ver dios con una elección? NADA.

El Washington Post publica hoy esto:

Please Keep God Out of the Voting Booth
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Below is an excerpt from "On Faith," an Internet feature sponsored by The Washington Post and Newsweek. Each week, more than 50 figures from the world of faith engage in a conversation about an aspect of religion. This week's question : Is there a religious reason to vote for or against Obama or McCain?
There never will be, and never should be, a religious reason to pick one candidate over another. God hasn't personally voted in an American election, but he keeps voting by proxy. In an ideal world that would never happen. Supernatural beings aren't citizens. Omniscient deities don't make choices (since they already know every outcome in advance). To anyone who holds a serious regard for the Constitution, voting your faith should be a private matter, not a public one. It wouldn't make me happy to know that a Catholic friend voted for someone solely because he was a Catholic, or that a Jewish friend voted for someone solely because he took a hawkish stand pro Israel, but that's their right. No public discussion is required.

Sphere: Related Content