Im christian. Many of us are christian. We are independent minded, however, and I doubt many people take every word of the popes as Catholic law for example. The probem occurs when certain religious figures take it upon themselves to decalre political standings. The bible does not say pick John Kerry. The bible does not say pick George Bush. It sickens me to see religious figures to come out and say this, because George Bush and Kerry are both Christian, and therefore if the religion of christianity were to be able to pick a candidate (which it is not), it would choose both.
The other problem with religion when it gets involved is that some relgious beliefs are not socially acceptable. For example, some religions encourage multiple wives. This is not acceptable. People claim that they deserve their religious freedom, but I'm not discrimintating against you based on your relgion. Frankly, I don't care if you are pagean and you want to have multiple wives, it is not acceptable. And people use religion as a driving force behind their unaceptable actions. Religion is a great thing, when interpreted following the ideals of society, but when interpreted in the wrong or a bad way, such as the way terrorists interpret things, it is not acceptable. So I am not saying that religion is bad, or anything like that, but everyone leave religion out of politics, and even the country.
