In laws that define social morals, how much religion do you think should be involved? Where does the line between moral relativism and cultural or religious belief systems blur?
Examples of morality based legislating: abortion, cloning, stem-cell research, death penalty, gay marriage, governmental funding of faith-based services (hospitals, charities, arts), public decency standards (how naked is too naked?).
2006-08-14 15:33:25 · 10 answers · asked by Muffie 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Religion should be totally separate. Those without religion are not without morals. Religion does not equal morals. The only connection between morals and religion is that many religions teach these morals. However, morals exist with or without religion. Morals and ethics are the way you should treat another human being. It is ingrained into our sensitive nature.
2006-08-14 15:39:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you look at the issues, they are the issues that never get resolved. The government funding of faith based services and charities is a gray area because those foundations help the public. The others are election year issues that get stapled to platforms but are rarely if ever discussed after an election.
2006-08-14 15:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by tiger_lilly33186 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be totally separate...people confuse morality and religion all the time...morality can exist without religion, or it can exist in some people because of religion...where people get their morals is irrelevant, as long as the moral right is what's protected and we're not passing legislation based on the word of the bible or any other holy word...
2006-08-14 15:48:27 · answer #3 · answered by cfluehr 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-02 02:24:55 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we should take morals out of it. Ethics no, keep them in but when you start talking morals and what is moral or amoral then that is a debate killer because it stems from faith. Ethics on the other hand come from common sense and there is argument and debate possible. So it's a no brainer that church and state should stay separate and it's obvious that that is what our "founding fathers" intended.
So, when you take the morality factor out of say abortion and look at it from an ethical point of view, you can argue both sides without the emotional charge of morality.
Hope this makes sense.
2006-08-14 15:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't factor in. Separation of church and state is like Nessie and the Yeti-everyone talks about it but no one has really seen it.
2006-08-14 15:38:40 · answer #6 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully not one tiny bit
2006-08-14 15:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you pretty much pinned it (the line, I mean, and where it blurs).
2006-08-14 15:39:59 · answer #8 · answered by Woz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now, this question frightens me.
If we don't base our legislation on morality...
what WILL we base it on???????
2006-08-14 16:07:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't. It DOES, but it shouldn't.
2006-08-14 15:39:40 · answer #10 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋