the ruddite's switch over the election campaign, from christian socialist to economic conservative, seems to say a lot about the state of conservative politics and its relationship to religious belief.
it is therefore with interest that i notice one of the republican front-runners in the US presidential race is a devout mormon.
but the headline for the linked news story says, Mormons won't run my White House, that is, he will leave his religion at the door.
i remember what i considered an outrageous comment from Amanda Vanstone, calling on all politicians to essentially do the same. (see this article, for example)
so how should we feel about one the world's self-appointed sheriff potentially being led by a devout adherent to what has in many places been rightfully given "cult" status?
about as uneasy as with their current president and his self-declared God-given right to wage war as he wills?
perhaps controversially, i would like those in politics to not necessarily wear their religion on their sleeve, but still to be genuine about what they believe, and the way it impacts their decisions.
where their religion causes them to care for the disadvantaged, reach out to the needy, i wouldn't mind knowing about it.
it's far better than finding out that it really only matters when the election looms nearer.
h/t to my dad!
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