Why would anyone question our government or Christian religious leaders?
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It is our job, our obligation to question the leaders we elect into office! It is our obligation to make sure, as the people whom they serve, do their job and keep us and our rights in mind!  \nAnd you.  You have NO right to judge who and what a true family is.  You are not God and only God can judge.  Did you forget that part of your biblical teachings.  Remember the speach about casting the first stone.  I think you need to re-read your bible.
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I believe it is human nature to assume that someone who defies what you believe in, doesn't know what they're talking about. That doesn't make this assumption true however. I am a Christian and I know there are many people out there that are well versed in Christianity, even if they do not share the belief. Some of them probably even know more about it than I do. I know about other religions as well. I think it is important to know about and the different faiths and non-faiths of the world.
1058265
Probably the same reason as the US.   Dumb ultra conservative religious based leadership that always believes it is right and enjoys engaging in p!$$ing contests with other nations.
409653
Well as a Christian I would argue that not all Christians are like that by any means. Sadly like all religions there are charlatans who take advantage of people and compel them to do terrible things, (Pat Robertson calling for the assasination of Hugo Chavez, for example) and distort religion for their own sinister purposes. These particular 'Christian' leaders (Robertson, Fallwell, Swaggart, Baker, Dobson, ect) contradict the original teachings of Jesus Christ on almost everything. But I hope you don't lump ALL Christians in with them. To be honest they would probably do the same thing to Jesus now that the Pharisees and Saducees did to him in the 1st century: they accused him of sedition (calling him an enemy of Caesar), accused him of heresy (for not sticking to their rigid, burdensome, and unmerciful traditions), and eventually killed him. So by no means are all Christians fanatics, many of us are decent, respectable people who simply wish to practice our faith  without infringing on others' beliefs.
993612
Why is it that you have to question others beliefs?
1021123
I believe it is because so many questions come from USA where most people are religious, go to church and are puzzled by what information they receive there.  Clearly their concerns are not answered by their priest etc.  In Australia only 1% of the population attends church regularly so there is not the concern about religious matters, and therefore not the steady flow of questions of this type
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I think it's a combination of both politics and religion. This is especially the case when certain people in power use religion as a means for furthering their political goals.
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I have read some of the above and these answers are ridiculous. Politicians use their 'faith' in some religion to exploit more voters. Religious people like to 'follow' someone or something that claims to represent 'good', so the politicians use that tool to get them voters. Bush says he is a man of God, he starts a war killing thousands of civilians and almost 3000 Americans. Is this what a Christian or God fearing man would do? A 'godly' man supposedly hasn't made mistakes if you believe a politician. They haven't 'sinned' by drinking a beer, lusting after a woman, smoking a cigarette - they tell us this anyway. Frankly, I want an elected official who has life experience and isn't perfect, maybe someone who has had a few knocks, because they have lived and know what a loaf of bread costs in a supermarket. Do you think W knows what it costs? Jerry Falwell? Mark Haggard? Hell no, they have no idea because someone else buys it for them.  They don't go to stores like you and I do. If they claim to be 'religious' they don't get my vote.  One needs to only look at the Catholic priest/pedophiles and Haggard to realize that "Godliness" is not all that it is cracked up to be.
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The questioning of a government should never be considered disloyal and I feel sorry for the majority of the people in this world who currently are or have in the past had to live in those kind of governments.  To question things is one of the most basic human insticts and should not be feared.
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Josh, I can understand your reaction and plea. It's sort of like having a bunch of mosquitos buggin' you and you can't get away from them, and you don't have any "RAID". Religious arguments are useless. Many Christians are trying to do God's work for him, rather than just focusing on their own walk with God, and letting God do his own work. They get pushy in their zeal to get everybody "saved". Some of them mean well, but some are really not mentally or spiritually well, and they'll give RELIGIOUS answers to everthing, including NON RELIGIOUS questions. I know that you can delete your own answer to a question, but sometimes I think it would be a good idea if people asking a question could delete answers that offended them. That way the pushy ones (and other people who give offensive answers)would get their answers deleted quite often, and they would soon learn that what they were doing wasn't appreciated and wasn't doing any good. And it would filter the answers for other readers who want to read relevant answers and cast a vote etc. You might want to suggest that to Yahoo. By the way, I am a Christian too.
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It means that they may have to question their own beliefs and why would they want to do that?  I mean, think for themselves?
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because they are a faith based country ..........dangerous with all then nukes\nkeep religion in the church and out of politics
701592
because nobody can logically prove whether it is or is not valid. and religion is a touchy subject, politicians don't want to isolate anyone.
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Their book tells them to spread "the word".No matter what they tell us non-Christians,we still have freedom of religion.When this continent was first established,people didn't have that freedom.Christianity was forced on them.Generations later,people of this land are still mostly Christians because the Europeans beliefs passed from generation to generation.It's a parasite.Every area where the Europeans settled,the citizens are  now mostly Christians.However,we still have a right to choose.What makes me upset is when the government base new laws on Christianity.That just pisses me all.If there is freedom of religion in this country,I do not appreciate the government basing new laws on Christianity.
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Isn't it funny how you asked a simple queston and got so much hassle and thumbs down? Sorry, man. I feel where you were coming from. You asked because they say they're the party of Jesus Christ, morals, and religion and if you preach it, practice it. Beyond that they haven't done much. So that's why it should be a large responsibility of the party, people! If you're gonna use religion to your advantage, you better give something back!
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I don't. I used to though.\n\ni'm just not sure why you say 'i always wondered"....when 80% of the country is Christian. what is there to wonder?
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Because people question what they don't understand, they trash it to make themselves feel big, and with that they think it will prove their believes to be true. \nOthers are afraid of it, what if it is true! and they are not one of those who believe in it!  \n\nThey shouldn't judge the Bible with what some Christian do, as we can judge all other people and what their's do.  Religion is a personal thing, and the Bible is a living book.  Think about it.