Take for example, President Bush. He barbecues and eats pork on his ranch, an action seen as immoral by Jews and Muslims. His daughters drink alcohol with his apparent consent, an action seen as immoral by Baptists and Muslims. Also, when Jenna and Barbara visited wounded troops recently, they wore dresses that Muslims, Orthodox Jews, and even some Christians would find "immoral". Hell, even some of our more bluenosed freepers complained. I doubt any of the troops did, though.
Some moral values are consistent among cultures, such as not committing murder, theft, assault, or fraud. They can better be described as "ethics". "Moral" considerations involving eating, drinking, smoking, entertainment, attire, consensual sex, etc. vary from culture to culture. In a free nation, it's best for government to butt out of those.
-Eric
Amen to that. This column is a far more eloquent explanation than I could ever come up with as to why the "cultural conservatives" need to be held in check just as much as Hillary Rodham Clinton and her crowd. I think I would rather deal with stuff like Howard Stern's radio show and Britney Spears frenching Madonna than see the America folks like Buchanan would create.
This column also proves that the paleoconservatives have gone over to the enemy.
Go, Pat, go... TO HELL.
I always heard where 3 or 4 Baptists are gathered there's always a fifth.
Some moral values are consistent among cultures, such as not committing murder, theft, assault, or fraud. They can better be described as "ethics".
This looks like a contradiction to me. All you've done is called "morals," "ethics." In reality, there is no difference.
I strongly disagree. Morality crosses cultural lines as well as national borders. There is Good and Evil and they have nothing to do with culture, customs, race, gender or anything like that. There are good and moral Muslims and immoral and bad Christians & Jews. We're in a war, not so much between cultures/countries as it is between Good and Evil, a spiritual war that starts off seeming like a secular war between competing cultures. America is fundamentally Good but needs to work hard on becoming more moral in order to win this war. This could be our longest and last war.
Wrong.
"Morals" are defined by the Judaeo-Christian tradition, principally the 10 Commandments.
"Traditions" and "disciplines" involve eating, drinking and some conventions regarding dress, attitude, speaking, etc.
"Ethics" is the science of applying universal moral norms to practical situations.
And you know this how?
Also, when Jenna and Barbara visited wounded troops recently, they wore dresses that Muslims, Orthodox Jews, and even some Christians would find "immoral".
BS.