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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Katelew who wrote (94854)11/8/2008 4:49:58 PM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) of 541457
 
So you believe in the state's right to legislate and control all behavior that could cause anyone spiritual harm?

Using state constitutions to impose religious views is one step away from a theocracy, in fact less than one step.

What do we do once we have accepted theocratic government and government is taken over by a religious faction that will harm you spiritually, according to your theology which is just one out of hundreds in the world?

Then you are really in trouble, mortal soul kind of peril, all because you opened the door to having the state impose religious views when those views should be something for people to COME TO, not have SHOVED ON THEM by a coercive power.
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