Religion & Politics: Legislating religious morality |
Defining and legislating against “sin” in public life; from theocratic rules against women’s rights to legislation against euthanasia; other religious intrusions on people’s private lives.
12/13/07 Washington Congressman Jim McDermott one of only 9 votes in the House against official recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/343335_mcdermott13.html Vote on the resolution: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1143.xml
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Analysis & views: 6/23/07 Students from a radical mosque in Pakistan raid a self-styled massage center which they say is a brothel and detain some of the women for "immoral" behavior. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6232746.stm 3/13/06 The case for atheism as authentic basis for humanist morality: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/opinion/12zizek.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=p
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Analysis & views: 12/13/07 Washington Congressman Jim McDermott one of only 9 votes in the House against official recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/343335_mcdermott13.html Vote on the resolution: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll1143.xml 3/21/06 "Faith-based" health care: Bush administration opposes protection of girls against a form of cervical cancer because it must be administered at an age before they "should" be having sex: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0321-24.htm 3/13/06 Center for Reason report shows Christians have as many abortions of non-Christians, Catholic have more: http://www.centerforreason.com/report1.htm
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Analysis and views: Naples: 3/1/06 Catholic founder of Domino's planning to build new town in Southwest Florida which will be sex-free: no pornography or birth control sales; constitutionality is questioned: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=52831
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