Religiosity

[walkingman]

13. From what I have seen I have seen it is indeed about control and that seems

to apply to most if not all religions - not sure about Hinduism or Buddhism?

I just wonder what seems attractive about the GOP in terms of support of religious people. They lie and while I'm sure that some Dems do also it is no where close to what we have seen in the last 40 years. They make up stuff and it seems the nastier it is the more attractive it is to white evangelicals and Catholics. I live in a Catholic community and unless you go to this rural church then you will always be an outsider. That is fine with me but when I see my neighbors putting the "Come and Take It" signs or "Pro-Life Pro Trump" it is pretty obvious that they are just not my genre of people.

I honestly think is is a "white" religious thing. All of my Black friends are religious but never seem to mix their religious ideology with how they vote. For some reason it seems that the GOP represent the "God People" to Anglo Christians.

I've always thought of religion as a personal choice - I really could care less what they believe but when it means that they push their religious beliefs into laws that affect everyone that is wrong. Not everyone is a Christian. Has it ever been the purpose of government to enforce religious doctrine as a law?