Kansas governor signs bill effectively banning Islamic law

[outlawauron]

Runa216 said:

outlawauron said:

Runa216 said:

outlawauron said:

Yeah, Runa. I'm not seeing where you can go anti-religion with this here. There's nothing to go on, and comments like that are just silly.

*shrugs*  I just think religion should keep its nose out of government.  It's a pretty old-timey issue, and the fact that they basically banned shariah law from being practiced is, in my opinion, a step in the right direction. I stand by my statement. 

Religion's involvement is dwarfed by special interests control of what governments do these days. I don't think anyone can actually say that there isn't a divide of church and state. This law that they passed does nothing new, as mentioned above.

It really depends on what state you're in.  I know a few folks in alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee that say that Religion basically controls the world there.  If you're not religious, you're shunned, and even sometimes ostracized by the police.  (I think that's a little farfetched, but it's a story I've been told.)  That, and we all know politicians cater to the religious and give them all sorts of nifty freedoms and abilities that they wouldn't normally be given if they didn't have the "freedom of religion" clause.  

And as I said, special interest groups get far more attention than any religious organization. It's not even a valid comparison.

 

In addition to that, I live far deeper in the so-called "Bible Belt", and I think that's absolutely ridiculous. Never have I experienced anyone for being shunned for their faith or lack thereof. Especially considering the extended outreach that most churches and like, shunned is probably the last thing I would describe it as. Family disagreements happen, but that has less to do with location and more to do with worldwide parenting.