Posted by rayww on November 14, 2008, at 17:34:56
In reply to Re: Keith Olberman on Prop 8 » rayww, posted by Nadezda on November 14, 2008, at 10:03:13
> As a result, the principles of any particular church or churches are not the basis for our legal institutions and social practices. You're free to express your own personal opinion. I, to the contrary, very much hope that our society is not structured or run according to interpretations or strictures of the Bible. This has nothing to do with whether the Bible is a very significant text, or whether or in what way it's a good basis for moral decision-making. It's a belief about how our morality and our society are best constituted.
I like what you said about the Bible. It is a basis for moral decision-making. Nothing by force, just there to use as a guide if you choose. It is a belief about how our morality and our society are best constituted. You have expressed that very well.
Thank you.
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