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I will vote for separation of government and religion

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Published: 1 April 2025

Last updated: 1 April 2025

MiltonFisher, 99

retired

BIRKDALE, Queensland

I am a Jew and do not support Israel. I am also a supporter of democracy and believe it is not compatible with democracy for a government to support any religion. Religion to me is a mythical view of the universe which explains it for people who have a prescientific gestalt. Israel can be a Jewish state or a democracy not both. I will support candidates with the greatest commitment to the separation of government and religion. I believe that schools should teach about the history and beliefs of religion as well as other social customs but should not advocate any of them.

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