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Question after speaking with someone: Do you think it’s necessary to have some understanding of the Bible to understand American politics?
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Anonymous 3w

Not really, but it will help you understand peoples perspectives and opinions

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Anonymous 3w

Necessary is a funny word, arguably sure, but I reckon it’s inherently flawed understandings within American politics because we’re inherently imperfect beings but we operate and act anyhow. The bibble is all music, no noise, and no matter how many times you read it you won’t get to the bottom of it

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Anonymous 3w

RELIGION AND POLITICS SHOULD BE SEPARATE 📣

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Anonymous 3w

Yes because the Bible is heavily involved in our government even tho they claim a separation of church and state

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Anonymous 3w

Yes, and philosophy too. I’m not Christian, and sucking it up and skimming some bible sections helped me get through some philosophy and political theory courses

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

If you subscribe to the divinity of the Word

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Anonymous replying to -> nya_nya 3w

See that’s what I argued, however because of how many people base their views around it and how intertwined it is in our society, it would be logical for people to have a basic knowledge of it to see where some are coming from. Though religion and politics should be seperate, they aren’t that much

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

I’d also reckon you’d be more understanding presupposed understandings of the Bible, as opposed to the Bible itself. Understanding the history of theological thought is what I think is more necessary to understand the trajectories of western politics, and by association American politics 🤔

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

That dosent fly, politics is about having your own opinions and making sure as many different voices as possible are heard, otherwise we’re never going anywhere

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Anonymous replying to -> nya_nya 3w

I wasn’t saying you have to believe a word of the Bible, I was just saying that since a large force of voters use the Bible and religion in political decisions, it could be seen as reasonable to have a basic level of knowledge pertaining to it. Politics is supposed to be varied, but the truth is that the Bible plays a large part unfortunately

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

Well if you want to run for office and influence voters that’s one thing, but I don’t think someone should need knowledge of the Bible for their own political decisions

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