I am not sure what goes with horned goat.
We could ask Lex I suppose.

I don't really get the major fighting part of religion and politics. I think one has to decide whether they want to cancel each other out when/if it comes down to voting with politics. It also would depend how heavily involved in it one is, as well. One ex is a big Glen Beck fan, and I was willing to learn about the guy, and went back to the original, Thomas Paine, and found that Glen Beck's interpretation is royally skewed. The ex wasn't willing to do that, and took Beck's interpretation. I wasn't going to deal with that, though it wasn't the only reason we broke it off. It was just one of many.

I've found with politics, most women tend to go with what their hubby says. With religion, I know more men who go with what the woman does, even if they really don't care.

Up until I was 30 or so I wasn't very political and certainly not very knowledgable about any of it.

In 2000 I woke up to the importance of being a part of the process. I realized, in America, the system is designed FOR our particiation and that if I had a ***** about anything I was in part responsible for the very thing I am bitching about...at least by default for having not been a part of the process. So I got involved.

I'm 42 now and have many years of real politics and activism under my belt. It has cost me because I am not the type who can just listen when it comes to this topic. So I feel if another can voice their opinions it should be ok for me to voice my own. That never ends up good if the opinions are opposing and always bad if someone is talking about stuff they don't know anything about and refuse to discuss facts and truths vs just opinions.

I have been divorced for a few years. Since then I have dated a couple guys from various political stances. I am passionate about what I do politically so it does matter to me. Anyhow, I have tried to date like minded men and that isn't the ticket to love either.

I think when it comes to the politics (and religion)of individuals in a relationship...it DOES matter, but what matters is not whether one agrees with the other, but whether one respects the other and their beliefs.

Good luck :)

Couldn't say it any better... respect is the cornerstone of everything.

It would for me .. excepting certain moral issues I won't compromise on. But all other political issues .. MEH.

I'm easy

agreed ..

You have to agree to disagree