My personal belief on religion is it's your choice. Certainly at school we had prayers, Religious Instruction in the early years and then in early teens, choices on subjects which would be relevant to our future work, RI was not compulsory at this stage.
Now we have a candidate whom is based in the establishment. Who has handed down judgements to keep citizens on the straight and narrow. He must have seen things from the poor to the wealthy that has given him a wide knowledge regarding human behaviour. It also been mentioned by some posters that " Ian the wig" is a serious bible puncher.
Like you, I will be using my vote. We have to find out more about how the candidates think, motives for standing, experience.
How about this bible thing though ? not being religious myself. The Establishment is a job, but belief in the bible is part of the conscience. There are stories in the bible that make no sense to me, but there are also some terrifically good parts. Imagine if we all followed the ten commandments. If we all loved our neighbours. There are some crazy parts also, overall it offers much good, in my personal view. So lets see "Ian the wigs" manifesto, should he be asked to tow the party line, as many of the sheep in the States do, I am inclined to think he would seek a higher order.
For some reason this candidate reminds me of the second fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Hollyfield . The first time they met in the ring, The vicious Tyson bite of some of Hollyfield's ear, the fight was stopped.
The re-match was an exciting event, and the feared and brutal bull that is Mike Tyson lost against Hollyfield (a very religious man ).
A commentator later reported that Tyson stood no chance of beating Hollyfield as he was fighting two entities Hollyfield and Hollyfield's inspiration God.
I don't know this man but certainly an interesting candidate.
