Katechizm czy konstytucja? Pytanie o obecność (prymat) wiary w moralności polityka
Journal Title: Kieleckie Studia Teologiczne - Year 2013, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Faith may influence politics in two ways: due to the fact that given institutions may be rooted in a culture based on faith, or due to individual persons who believe. The relation between a person and his/her faith can be formal or material - a person can simply support issues associated with faith or can live and act out of faith. In the latter case, faith can have a very strong influence on politics. The core of faith cannot be understood without relation to Revelation. It is not always possible to justify a given truth by pointing only at the results or consequences. A person who believes and who truly cares for the common well-being of others should have the unquestionable right to act according to religious values including putting them into practice also in public life. In a democratic society one should know whom you are electing. Therefore, there is a moral obligation for a politician to openly declare their values and remain faithful to his/her declarations. In a country that wants to retain a neutral worldview, there can be a tendency to restrict the freedom of a politician in following ones’ religious convictions within the public realm. This definition of a neutral country is inaccurate and should be opposed while taking under consideration the rationality and role of faith as it is rooted in the culture and tradition.
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Jarosław Krzewicki
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