The Real Transgression Occurs When Religion Wants Government To Tell Citizens How To Live Uniquely Personal Parts Of Their Lives. The Failure Of Prohibition Proves The Futility Of Such An Attempt When A Majority Or Even A Substantial Minority Happens To Disagree. Some Questions May Be Inherently Individual Ones, Or People May Be Sharply Divided About Whether They Are. In Such Cases, Like Prohibition And Abortion, The Proper Role Of Religion Is To Appeal To The Conscience Of The Individual, Not The Coercive Power Of The State.
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The Real Transgression Occurs When Religion Wants
Edward Kennedy
The Real Transgression Occurs When Religion Wants Government To Tell Citizens How To Live Uniquely Personal Parts Of Their Lives. The Failure Of Prohibition Proves The Futility Of Such An Attempt When A Majority Or Even A Substantial Minority Happens To Disagree. Some Questions May Be Inherently Individual Ones, Or People May Be Sharply Divided About Whether They Are. In Such Cases, Like Prohibition And Abortion, The Proper Role Of Religion Is To Appeal To The Conscience Of The Individual, Not The Coercive Power Of The State.
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