Value #9
Value: Every citizen, religious or not, Christian, Jew or Muslim, has the right to bring his or her own perspectives on human flourishing and on the common good to bear upon public life and do so on equal terms as everyone else.
Rationale: “Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper” (Jeremiah 29:7). “So in *everything,* do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12).
Debate: The debate should not be whether religious voices should be excluded or not. It should be about what kind of political arrangements will ensure equal access of all to participation in the political process on equal terms.
Question: Does the candidate support participation of every person in public life, encouraging them to do so on the basis of their own specific motivations and reasons? Does the candidate seek to protect the voice of ordinary people from being drowned by powerful interest groups (like lobbies and superpacks)?
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