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here is a better articulation of my sentiments concerning our role in pushing for the legislation of religious and/or spiritual values in a secular and democratic society.

do i feel a stab in my heart when i hear of a fetus selectively aborted? certainly. do i feel revulsion against the mother who made such an election? certainly not.

is it my role to force (through legislation) my spiritual values and truths on someone who does not share those same values? certainly not. is it my role to try to persuade her to consider the truths that i believe? certainly.

legislation in a democratic and secular society is about the rule of the majority and the imposing of controls on undesirable or desirable events affecting the citizens of society.

take for example legislation against murder. this is a non-brainer since no one would like the risk event of getting killed by another.

in other words, we are legislating against a risk event that could affect the PHYSICAL (not spiritual) or ECONOMIC wellbeing of each and every member of society.

legislation should not be about taking away PERSONAL choices (spiritual or otherwise) but rather to prevent harmful choices made by OTHERS upon us and our interests (such as murder).

the imposiiton of spiritual values and beliefs should NEVER be the primary driver (impetus) of laws in a secular society.