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With issues like abortion, same-sex marriage and contraception making their way back in the headlines, the issue of religion in government is a hot topic. Conservatives claim their religion is "under attack" and that the "liberals" in America want to take away their right of religious freedom. While conservatives try to defend their religious beliefs, they are discriminating against others who don't share their same religious affiliation.
The First Amendment of the constitution gives the right for every American to follow whatever religious organization and belief system they choose, but it also states that the United States government will not make any law respecting an establishment of religion. So while everyone has the right to follow a particular belief, no belief is above the country or laws made by its government. Over the last few years, the Republican party has taken a hard turn to the right of the political spectrum, especially on social issues. With the rise of the Tea Party, "God and Guns" has become a major part of the conservative platform. Conservatives talk about their love of family values, but they fail to mention what their definition is on the subject. Radical conservatives like Rick Santorum talk about family values relating them to Christianity. Whether it's banning abortion, stripping away all same-sex rights and deciding what women can do with their bodies are just some examples of what "family values" means to extreme conservatives.
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Republicans often talk about Jesus Christ and how Americans should follow in his footsteps, but they have a different way of interpreting the word of Christ. The universal understanding of Jesus Christ is to treat others how you want to be treated, help the poor and those in need and be there for those who need help, whether you agree with them or not. Unfortunately, the Republican party has taken that message to mean cut funding for the poor and most in need, slash education, support for seniors and the disabled and get rid of any safety net that is needed for millions of Americans.

Republicans also want to push their religious beliefs into public school, a sector that they don't pay any taxes towards. Republicans have tried relentlessly to cut education funding for public schools with the hopes that the United States can move towards a majority in the private school sector where they can manipulate the curriculum to fit their ideology. The Republican party has also waged a war on science, in particular dealing with evolution and global warming. While 97% of all scientists accept evolution as the factual origin of life, Republicans want to side with the 3% minority that supports creationism and have it taught in public schools. Creationism is the Christian belief that the earth was created by God a few thousand years ago, and that woman was created by a man's rib. Scientists reject this theory and have enormous evidence to prove it false.

The war on Science doesn't stop with evolution, as the radicals have also attacked global warming. Following their love of de-regulation and less government in the private sector, conservatives have pushed back all evidence for global warming and environmental restrictions because it makes things harder for businesses to make a profit when they are dealing with safety standards. By coming out with false information to fight back against scientists, Republicans do what they can to keep regulations to a minimum, putting the environment at risk for the sake of making a bigger profit.

Republicans have deep convictions towards their religious beliefs, but in defending their beliefs, they alienate millions of other Americans in the process. Not all Christians see the world like the Republican party does, there are members of the "Christian Left" who take the word of Christ and use it in a more positive way. They don't discriminate against the LGBT community, other belief systems or a woman's right to choose, and while they personally might not agree with those issues in their own life, they accept others for who they are. One could only wonder that if Jesus Christ did exist and came back to America today, would he support the people helping others in need or those who want to make life as difficult as possible for people who might think different?

 

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