Berkley Center

To those viewing the trends progressing in America, nothing could be farther from the truth. While faith may be an evident factor in processing a moral code and helping dictate the rightful action in a rigorous situation, morality and hope inevitably holds truth in human nature and the ability to cope with our own kind. Faith is a foundation that is dwindling away with the older culture in America still fondling our Founding -- even though our Founders explicitly stated that church and state should be separate. The reasoning sheds that the realm of Christianity and God shouldn't touch the worldly and maniacal realm of man bent on perverse nature, nor should one ideal be initiated robustly over others (Ex: Muslim or Atheist ideals). My own outlook pertains to the fact that 'if men were angels, we would need neither religion nor politics.'

If one were to view history, religion (or 'faith') has caused nothing but pain and strife throughout much of Europe and North America, from The Crusades to the attacks on America on 9/11. Even Africa deals with the enduring transition between the old generation based on Muslim ideals and polygamy, and the young generation based on European technology and Western social mannerisms. While faith remains prominent in some respects, it is often attached to people of low education and income. Educated minds understand that worldly problems truly associated with our population must be established with real answers, not the hope or faith that it can be eliminated through heavenly intervention. One prominent situation resounds with the economic collapse of 2008-09, solved with the Obama Administration enacting real-reaching solutions in bailing out auto and banking companies with aid packages and ultimately avoiding bankruptcy.

In conclusion, while faith may be valuable in its determination for right and wrong, it does not belong in a world where politics and economics take aim and reign over a growing world. “Faith” remains with base human nature, where we stride to cooperate and maintain peace and stability. With international institutions like the United Nations and the European Union, even realists and liberals can agree that the system is better off without faith-based injection.