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I recently listened to Onkar Ghate's lecture about the Separation of Church and State, and then heard about Mississippi's lawmaker Andy Gipson, who was called out for citing homophobic bible verses on his facebook page -- when asked to apologize, he said that he "cannot and will not apologize for the inspired truth of God’s Word." Gipson is just one example of a sincere religionist who just also happens to be a lawmaker. I've heard it argued that Gipson hasn't initiated force against anyone per se.. But I sincerely doubt that his religious beliefs aren't influencing his government position. So where should the line be drawn between an individual's religious beliefs and his involvement in government? |
