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Troy Westerberg <troy@csn.net> writes:

>> Out of curiosity, why isn't religion a valid motivation?
>>
>> Jeff Gauvin
>
>Religion isn't a valid motivation becuase my (or anyone else's)
>religious beliefs end at the beginning of the space between you and me.
>My beliefs apply to me only, yours apply only to you. 
>
> Any intrusion of religion into government is against the principles
>upon which this country was founded.

Fine. Next Sunday I think I'll buy a new car and drive it down to the liquor 
store to buy some whiskey, then pick up a hooker, and go gambling. On the way 
home I think I'll go shopping for a 3rd wife to complement my other two; maybe 
a 13-yr old this time.

D'oh! I can't because these are all illegal, at least in Colorado, but I think 
you'll find nearly every state has blue-laws or other laws based on 
Judeao-Christian, or at least "western" morals.

Personally, I'd be much happier if/when religion (or the more secular term 
"morality") is no longer a basis for laws, but we've got a long way to go!

On the other hand, should a person forsake all his/her beliefs when he/she 
enters the voting booth? "Well, I'm personally opposed to XXX, but since that 
is a moral issue not a legal one, I must vote for it." I think most people 
would have a hard time with this.

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Jeff Gauvin, Design Engineer, Symbios Logic Inc.
jeff.gauvin@symbios.com
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