Is anyone else tired of seeing religion injected into almost every debate that goes on in our country? I am tired of witnessing individuals using religion as the support for every argument they get into. Firstly, religion is a personal matter. It should not be the basis of any public issue, or any public argument. How is it logically right to tell someone that they are wrong because your religious beliefs say that they are? There are too many religions, and too many different viewpoints to be able to use religion to support issues.
One of the biggest issues in the country is the inclusion of religion in the government. Many devoutly religion individuals claim that our country is founded on the concept of religion, and that removing it from the government would shake the foundations of what we are built upon. Firstly, I think that if the government chose tomorrow to stop referencing God, there is no reason why the concept of God is excluded from anyone’s life. I am religious, and I believe in God; however, I recognize that religion is a personal issue, and will not disappear if the government stops references it. Individuals often declare loudly about how removing God from the government is monumental mistake, and yet forget that there are people who reserve the right to not believe in God, and therefore reserve the right to not be told by their government that there is a God, just as believers reserve the right to not be told that there isn’t a God. I think America needs to step back and be objective for just one minute. Every time someone supports an argument by calling in religion, they essentially say that “You are wrong because you do not believe what I believe.” Our religions or lack thereof, have no place in any public issue, and should remain as it was meant to be, private faith. Everyone deserves the right to equally practice, or not practice religion, and noone, you, me, or the government, should be able to tell them otherwise.
