Bob Blean wrote:
In any case, regardless of your beliefs on abortion, anti-abortion
legislation is a clear example of attempting to legislate someone's
religious beliefs.

Hi Bob,

Thank you for the excellent response.

I did not mean to imply that only Christian religious beliefs
were valid. I do think it is a good thing to bring your
moral values to the arena of ideas, where ever you get them
from.

On the abortion front, the "Thou shalt not murder" would
be my religious value. If you do not agree this with
this or simply think is does not applied to small people,
then state so. If you would like an argument for
non-believers, watch a video on an unborn child being
murdered: they try to scream with their unformed
mouths.

There is no issue with non-controversial things, such as murder,
theft, etc -- everyone believes those are wrong, even without
any religious teaching. Legislating against them is just fine.

Actually, not everyone believes these are wrong. They could
make the case that your are trying to ram your religion/moral
beliefs down their throats. (The majority disagrees, so too bad.)

That the majority should be respectful of the minority's rights
goes without saying. Barring one from politics because
of the religious beliefs is a receipt for tyranny.

-T