POWER AND VISION

Power and Vision

[Date of Submission]Power and Vision

Introduction

Two different kinds of power are represented by the two different worlds known as politics and religion. The credibility is lost by the church, and the individual rights of people are trampled upon when politics is mixed with religion by governments, and it has been clearly demonstrated by the history. During other social events and family gatherings one must stay away from politics and religion. Especially in the waning days of this campaign, we still hear and see about them everywhere (Shuger, 1997, pp. 132). A fairly high number for a country that prides itself on the separation of state and religious diversity has been represented by the fifty six per cent of the Americans for whom religion is an important perspective of their lives, and a high importance has been placed by them on religion.

In politics, an immense role is played by the religion - to swaying voters to vote for one candidate or another from influencing politicians to vote. Especially in the political field to increase religious diversity, although the issue remains polarizing, strides have been made by the America.

Discussion

In the United States, a pivotal figure in the establishment of religious liberty is the life of Roger Williams that exhibited a good example. He was spurned by the civil and religious authorities of his time, from the very beginning. Without punishment and the compensation of purely religious transgressions by the civil officials, the confiscation of Native American lands was allowed as by denouncing the Massachusetts Bay charter Williams upset the elders.

William's sensibilities were offended by both of these practices. Without a declaration of the religious status, the people must be able to vote, was the insistence of another belief of Williams that caused among the authorities the particular grief. A position that undercut the civic leaders and the authority of the church, the complete separation of state and the church was called by Williams as he was a rebellion with a greater cause (Webster, 1908, pp. 90). The country was helped to establish a course that would eventually ensure religious freedom for everyone, by the convictions of Roger Williams who endeared to the Native American people.

In American politics, the clear running of religious prejudices was clearly shown by the Gallup poll of this year of June. For example, an atheist was voted by only fifty four per cent of the ...