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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: rich4eagle who wrote (133470)3/25/2001 10:32:50 PM
From: Little Joe  Read Replies (2) of 769667
 
Rich:

Do you find the idea that kids in school are being indoctrinated in political correctness as offensive as you find the idea that religions are supposedly trying to impose their ideas on society?

I am a Catholic. I know of no attempt by Catholics to make others come to our church or to believe in the Virgin Mary, or other church dogma. But you should understand that there are certain morals that are and have traditionally been the province of civil law as well as of religion.

While I do not accept the extreme view that any abortion is wrong, the fact is that abortions have long been a subject of regulation by the State. Are you suggesting that Catholics can't have an opinion or position about legalizing or banning abortion because of the religious nature of their beliefs. Hmmm. Maybe the religious community should not be allowed to oppose capital punishment since the basis of their opposition is their religious beliefs. Better yet, perhaps laws against murder should be repealed. Obviously it the religious fanatics who believe in the Ten Commandments who are responsible for such laws.

Rich - people who have strong religious views are just as entitled to advocate for laws as those who do not. As a society we can evaluate the basis of their views and accept or reject them based on our collective wisdom. This constant bashing of the religious is hypocritical in my view. During the Viet Nam War I supported the rights of the Berrigan Brothers who were catholic priests to participate in oppostion to the war, as did most dems. The same arguments were made against their participation and advocacy by the right as are now being made by the left against the so called religious right. I don't agree with them but I will defend their right to exercise their inherent rights as citizens to participate in the process and try to advance their point of view, so long as they do not use force, other than the force that is implied in every law passed by our government.

Little joe
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