A certain user who attempts to fool people said this in a previous answer . He also said that religious people are forcing their religion down people's throats(an utterly ridiculous claim) by passing these laws .
What laws ?
And do you think that anyone who would say that has absolutely any idea of how Congress works ? The Senate works ? The entire legislative branch of the United States works ?
2007-08-12 07:02:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Gee , where's Cora now ?
2007-08-12 07:16:13 · update #1
So you guys are saying / not saying that their are any laws being passed purely based upon religious dogma . Exactamundo . Now where is
Cora ?
2007-08-12 07:23:58 · update #2
ROTFL--Hi Earnest. Saw the previous Q and gave you a thumbs up. Saw THIS Q and gave you a star. I suppose laws against child rape and murder are also based purely on Religious Dogma as well--judging by the responses you've received.
2007-08-12 13:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by Cherie 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi Earnest, I suppose that you could say that any law based upon Morals could be from Religious dogma. But in fact, religion is the basis for our society, culture, and most of our laws.
Without the influence of Religion in law making, we would become savages. Unfortunately, we appear to be moving in that direction even now. It seems like every time you pick up the newspaper a more heinous and savage crime has been committed against innocent peaceful people.
2007-08-13 02:44:26 · answer #2 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Possibly The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Martin Luther King, a Christian minister, called segregation laws "sinful" and contrary to God's law in his Letter from a Birmingham jail. He broke those laws on moral and religious grounds, and got them changed. Opponents of the law frequently said that "you can't legislate morality."
I, of course, agree with the passage of the Civil Rights Act. But I'm not one of these people who wants to totally divorce America (and Western civilization) from its Judeo-Christian roots.
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.html
2007-08-14 04:18:27 · answer #3 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only laws I can think of that could be considered based on religious dogma are the states who have allowed voting on gay marriage. Same sex marriage opponents base almost their entire opposition from religious dogma, so I think those qualify.
2007-08-12 07:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would say "Defense of Marriage" type laws or others that prevent gays from gaining equal rights are based on religious dogma. On the other hand, a lot of people think right to life laws are based on religious dogma, but there are a lot of secular reasons for being prolife and a lot of secular prolifers such as those found online at:
http://www.plagal.org (gay prolifers)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlternativeLifers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nonlethalalternatives
http://www.godlessprolifers.org/home.html
The following groups welcome nonreligious prolifers, but have a lot of religious people also:
http://www.consistent-life.org
http://www.democratsforlife.org
2007-08-12 07:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by Yaktivistdotcom 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'd say that the law preventing federal funding of embryonic stem cell research is primarily a religiously based law. This is a rare example, however, there are organizations that are pushing hard for more direct church influence in government matters and this should concern everyone.
2007-08-12 07:13:14 · answer #6 · answered by redphish 5 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Bush's science department seems to be a law unto themselves.
2007-08-12 07:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Another one of those liberal nonsense people. Ignore it.
2007-08-12 07:13:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋