Securalism - Society

"We have just religion enough to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another" - Jonathon Swift

Across the world, we find political leaders constantly highlighting their religious beliefs as sources for actions. There seems to be automatic acceptance when spirituality is cited with regards to government. But this innate reverence for religion (especially in politics) creates many problems.

When a ruling body decides to make decisions based on religion, the people are subject to any interpretation that said leaders come to. War, destruction and division emerge where these policies are followed. Even when politicians simply pander to a religious electorate they validate the prominance of spirituality within the decision making body of a country.

Instead of showing equal respect to all religions, governments should strive to completely seperate themselves from all forms of spirituality. While many religious people would claim that it is impossible to remove ecclesiastical concerns from any decision, this attitude does not take in to account the varying beliefs found throughout the population. These differences will not be reconciled, but instead should be bypassed.

I am no enemy of religion, but i do oppose the use of spirituality as an excuse for government actions.

-The English Student