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| Yes | 60% | 1751 votes | Total: 2914 votes | |
| No | 40% | 1163 votes |
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Asking whether an individual's faith should influence the way in which he votes is like asking whether believing that his chair will support his weight should influence his choi...read more
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by Giles Day
Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote? My question would be : Is it possible for a person to believe one thing and one way, but vote another way? Would we even be willin...read more
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by John Devera
Let's begin by defining terms; that's always a good place to start when there's a debate about a significant issue between people of intellectual and ethical sincerity. Fir...read more
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Voting is powerful. Never before in the history of the world has the common man had so much control over his own destiny. Like all power, the power to vote can be squandered or ...read more
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Should women have the right to terminate the pregnancy? Is this murder? Should homosexuals have the right to marry? Should we increase the budget to provide more programs for th...read more
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A person's faith or lack thereof will always influence an individual's vote. This may be a subtle influence, but it will be there regardless. Faith, for those who claim to hav...read more
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by Trudi Buck
We all have faith of one sort or another. When we marry,we have faith that the union will last forever. When we leave our children in the care of others,we have faith that they ...read more
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One's faith dictates one's moral stance on issues. This fact alone influences the choice of candidates a voter will eventually select. A voter will, and should, choose the can...read more
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by T. M. Beeker
How can one vote and ignore faith. Shoot, our political system is based on faith in people and organizations that most of us will never see. Faith is what keeps the whole thing ...read more
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We have a word for those whose faith is in word only while not influencing the daily actions of their lives. The word is hypocrite. How can one's faith NOT influence one's vot...read more
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by Jeff Vidrine
Faith, defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, has three related meanings and two synonyms: 1. allegiance to duty or a person,i.e. loyalty, 2. belief and trust in and lo...read more
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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen", God's Word says it, and I believe it. One's faith MUST influence a citizen's vote. Faith is some...read more
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by Molly Carter
I believe a person's faith should influence their vote. A person's faith, by definition should influence every aspect of that person's life. From the moment they wake up, to the...read more
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As a matter of integrity, it's only common sense that we should all be able to believe in what we vote for. But the question that's been asked, somewhat strangely, is whether we...read more
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by Amy P Storms
A person's faith (regardless of their religion or lack of religion) is their fundamental way of life. How can they help but be influenced by their faith in everything that they ...read more
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by Jim Dickens
One's faith should absolutely influence a citizen's vote. On the positive side of the issue, think about the benefits of voting in alignment with your faith. Your faith wi...read more
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It's approaching election time and the politicians are back out among us, soliciting votes. Along with the politicians comes a familiar question. "Should faith influence a p...read more
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by Daniel Walch
One's personal faith, or lack of faith, is bound to influence one's vote. Concerns are often raised about organized religion and its impact on the political process, but researc...read more
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by Harry Lamer
The crux to this entire debate, I suspect, lies in the difference between faith and religion. Certainly, what one believes in should have some influence on the choices in lif...read more
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by Tara Bren
A citizen's vote reflects their personally held beliefs and opinions, which are inextricably intertwined with that person's faith. It is logical, and wholly desirable, for a ci...read more
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When did this country stop being of, by and for the people? Separation of church and state is one of the founding principles of this country. Yet living up to this idea has be...read more
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by Mike Hanson
The founding fathers of the United States of America were very adamant regarding their position for the separation of church and state. The First Amendment alone contains two s...read more
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by Harry Lacey
The idea of faith, unfounded, unreliable and superstitious, influencing global geopolitics is such an awful thought it turns my stomach. Those who decide who to vote for base...read more
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by Diana Dukart
The United States is founded on the principle of separation of church and state. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution reads "Congress shall make no law respect...read more
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by Danny Mendel
Faith should definitely not be the reasoning behind a vote, no matter on what issue. The reasoning behind this is pretty simple. Not everyone has the same religion, and if every...read more
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by EMSalem
Faith should not influence how one votes, but a citizen's conscience should. And I take this question, should one's faith influence a citizen's vote, to be about religion: Catho...read more
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Faith should not control a citizen's vote. Why? Faith is a personal choice. Beliefs and faith based ideals should not hinder a citizen from voting for a political candidat...read more
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by Jim Walter
A secular democratic government is effective to the extent that its voters promote leaders who are honest and smart. No religious belief has a lock on intelligence and integrity...read more
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Faith can be perceived in a number of ways. It can be interpreted as a person's deep-rooted religious beliefs; or his or her religion by baptism; or his or her family historical...read more
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When the Founding Fathers came together to design a government, they drew a distinction between public religion and private religion. Their personal belief status, drawn from t...read more
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by Lucy Rucker
Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote? No. Faith is important in any person's way of living as in their personal individuality. But someone should choose a candidate ...read more
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We must remember that the pilgrims who began settlement in the Western world were not coming to fulfill an adventurous spirit, but to escape the religious persecution of va...read more
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by Jess Howe
No, but dammit it does! How many times have we seen the classic "family values" platform? People going to the "Bible Belt", using their "down home, good Christian values" to t...read more
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by Jon Wong
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Libe...read more
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by C.D. Crowder
Does religion really affect a citizen's vote? To some degree, the answer is yes. However, citizens should remember that church and state are supposed to be separate. Religion...read more
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by Mark Runta
No - faith and competency have nothing in common. Faith is a personal choice. It's a person's choice to seek God, spirituality, salvation or simply how to live. Faith is a po...read more
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by Nouri Arif
The way the question is phrased; "Should one's...", is the issue as much as the way any one person allows their faith to influence their vote. It seems obvious, to me at a...read more
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by Nick Sawyer
Democracy, the will of the people, requires candidates to present a convincing case for why they deserve your vote. Candidates will present their proposed manifesto for all to ...read more
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Many years ago, 231 years to be exact, when those fifty-six men sat down to sign the Declaration of Independence, I don't believe that they ever expected that someone would some...read more
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Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote? If Billy Graham or Pope was to run for the presidency, would you be influenced by your faith to vote for one? How about if you ...read more
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