Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Rabbi Eric Yoffie - America Needs Religious Politicians

America needs religious politicians. With a few notable exceptions, it
doesn't have any.
Our country is not lacking in political opportunists who exploit
religion for their own purposes. On both the right and left,
candidates and elected officials see religion as a tool intended to
attract voter support or as a prop intended to add weight to a
campaign brochure. The result is that references to religion in a
political campaign are more likely to generate contempt than respect.
Think, for example, of Republicans who throughout their careers have
been supportive of a woman's right to choose. Then, when contemplating
a run for President, they reconsider, assuring us that their change of
position is sincere and flows from heartfelt prayer and religious
contemplation. The decision, of course, almost always has little to do
with internal religious struggle and much to do with winning the
support of "values voters" who are opposed to abortion and gay
marriage. But the presidential wannabes insist on maintaining the
charade, thereby casting religion and sincere believers of every
stripe in a negative light.
Think too of the Democrats who care little about religion and have no
discernible religious beliefs or practices. Nonetheless, they know
that more Americans attend religious services in a single week than
attend football games in an entire year; therefore, they rush to
identify themselves (usually in a fuzzy, platitudinous way) with
religious values, a belief in God and perhaps a house of worship. If
they are elected, these matters are promptly put aside, at least until
the next campaign.
When pushed on vague or inconsistent religious beliefs, our
politicians often evade the question or take refuge in the claim that
"religion is a private matter." This is the great irony of our
political culture: We want political leaders who care about religion,
but, drawing on our traditions of church-state separation, we allow
them to escape the implication of their own religious declarations.
When I say that I would like to see some religious politicians, what I
have in mind are politicians who do the following:
    Are religiously observant in their personal lives.
    Are prepared to discuss religion thoughtfully in the public square
and to share how their personal religious beliefs have shaped their
values and political positions. (It is a misunderstanding of the First
Amendment to suggest that we are prohibited from referring to religion
in conversations on public policy; failing to do so impoverishes the
debate and is a disservice to our democracy.)
    Understand the need to articulate positions in the language of
American civic values, even when religion was a significant factor in
determining those positions. (It is surely appropriate for theology to
influence political thinking, but in our pluralistic democracy one
should not expect others to accept arguments made primarily on
theological grounds. One who cannot translate his beliefs into the
common parlance of American democracy should not be serving in public
life.)
    Are firm in their religious convictions while avoiding the
extremist rhetoric of the right and the moral self-righteousness of
the left. (Think Rick Santorum in the first category and Jimmy Carter
in the second.)
http://blogs.rj.org/reform/2011/08/america-needs-religious-politi.html

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