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Religion and politics are taboo conversations that rarely mix comfortably, but religion must be brought up when discussing the next president.
The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute discovered in a survey that two-thirds of Americans prefer their leaders to have strong religious beliefs.
There are common morals, and then there are morals instilled by religious beliefs. When a person is brought up learning to do good for others without expecting anything back, that person is much more apt to make a positive difference without looking for personal gain or recognition.
Religion normally includes more people than just one family, enhancing community togetherness. Along with religion comes each version of life after death. This offers extra motivation to be selfless when learning by an idolized example.
The survey said that one in five Americans would not want a president with a different religion that their own.
This is understandable, too, but for a more superficial reason. Each person thinks his or her beliefs are correct. If everyone at least respected common decency for the way we treat each other, conflict over religious beliefs would be put to rest.
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Religion and politics are taboo conversations that rarely mix comfortably, but religion must be brought up when discussing the next president.The nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute discovered in a survey that two-thirds of Americans prefer their leaders to have strong religious beliefs.There are common morals, and then there are morals instilled by religious beliefs. 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