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To: Eagle Eye
The government isn't supposed to be enforcing religion, even if it is 'good for the community'.

Here is an important question. Is morality an opinion or a reality?

That is, do we establish "good" and "evil" by popular vote, or do "good" and "evil" exist for us to discover?

Shalom.

237 posted on 05/12/2003 7:53:25 AM PDT by ArGee (I did not come through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a serving-man... - Gandalf)
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To: ArGee
That is, do we establish "good" and "evil" by popular vote, or do "good" and "evil" exist for us to discover?

Easy question.

From MY perspective, morality is objective and defined scripturally. And we all fall short of the ideal.

Don't steal (not 'don't get caught'); don't murder; don't lie about others; don't get drunk (NOT 'dont't drink'); refrain from excess, keep to moderation in eating, drinking, etc.

The hardest part of freedom for most people seems to be allowing other people to do things that may be disgusting but that have no actual affect on them. How does any kind of sex between two consenting adults harm you? You might have all kinds of wierd sex going on right next door, but as long as they keep it private, you never know. And if you never know, that pretty much eliminates the idea that you are being harmed or wronged by their sex.

I think that gambling money is immoral, I don't do it, and the government should NEVER do it. But You will never find me saying that the the government should stop poker parties on private homes or clubs. Public gambling is another issue, as is public drinking.

241 posted on 05/12/2003 8:28:41 AM PDT by Eagle Eye (There ought to be a law against excessive legislation.)
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