>Something that puzzled me for a long time : does it matter which or
>any religion a politician has ?
>That's never discussed in Belgian politics as we consider religion to
>be a private matter.
It helps explain their world view which gives an insight into the values they
bring to the decision making process. For instance, the American revolution
was for fought for 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' and the French
revolution for 'liberty, equality, fraternity'. There is a big difference in
how those two thought processes play out... one is more individualistic, the
other more collective.
This is why the religious right sees people as individuals with individual
responsibility to God and their fellow men, the religious left sees more of
groups of people that need collective measures... hence the social gospel.
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Larry Miller
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