In a debate between Sam Harris and Rabbi David Wolpe, Harris talked about how when people talk about their belief that Elvis is still alive in job interviews, etc. there is an immediate price to be paid. When politicians invoke religious terminology there should be a price they too should have to pay.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be honest here, if you write a letter to Rick Perry and tell him not to use religious language, he almost certainly won\u2019t pay any attention to you. However, if enough of us wrote to Democratic politicians, we can probably get them to stop using religious language. That doesn\u2019t mean we shouldn\u2019t write to Republican politicians, we should. It just means that we aren\u2019t going to win that fight right now.<\/p>\n
I also think we should start writing letters to the editor of various local newspapers and let them know that you find it unacceptable when local politicians invoke religion in order to appear more pious. You can even cite Matthew 6:5-6 to support your point.<\/p>\n
The goal is to make politicians pay a price for their use of religious language. That price is our support and also in their public image. This isn\u2019t going to happen overnight, but if we call our local politicians out on their use of religious language consistently, they will slowly stop using this language. Non-religious people are a growing demographic and they know this. We need to show them that this is actually the case and that they have to work to get our vote and support. By using religious language, they are intentionally alienating us and we will no longer accept that insult.<\/p>\n
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