[little jeremiah]

I have a quote somewhere in my files (can’t find it right this minute as my computer is all disorganized from several problems, now fixed) from Thomas Jefferson, saying something to the tune of the more he reads, the more he sees that the basic moral principles as espoused in all relgions are what civilizations should be based upon. Not stated excatly but more or less that’s what he said. That’s what got me started on the Moral Absolutes Ping list, IIRC.

[USALiberty]

the basic moral principles as espoused in all religions are what civilizations should be based upon.

No. God is not religiously neutral and we should not be religiously neutral either. This is a Christian nation founded upon the bedrock of God's Holy Word. We stray from that at our peril. Sure, we can and should tolerate most other religions (but you can't convince me that Islam really IS a religion). But our laws should reflect our Christian heritage and be aligned with the Laws of God as much as we can make them.