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Please, let's not confuse morality and religion.


two completely different ideas they are.

for some reason though, it seems that the definition of "morality" has become somewhat "skewed".
For many it seems that "morality" can change as one moves from one place to another or from one age to another.
For me, morality is simply the personal answer to the question of right and wrong. And right and wrong should be universal ideas. Sadly they are not.
Some discover true morality thru religion, as that is one of the better purposes of religious constructs. some discover morality without the aid of religion too. Of course there are plenty of examples where exposure to religion seems to have had no positive effect on the morals of a number of individuals.

It is clear though that you and I are dancing around the issue of whether or not our president will push a "Christian agenda" and what it would mean for this country if he does.
Having discovered a long time ago that christians are people too, complete with all the failings and potential for destruction as the most heathen pagan ever to walk the earth, I can understand the trepidation that seeing so openly religious a president could engender among the anti-religious, especially the radically anti-religious. I can also understand the wailing and gnashing of teeth among the gay and lesbian communities.
But, I will venture a prediction of the kind I don't usually make. I suspect we won't hear much more about a gay marriage ban amendment. Maybe for a few more months but nothing truly serious. I also suspect that over the next couple of election cycles most states will move to ban non-heterosexual marriages as well as refusing to recognize those that do. Because of the time frame involved in passing an amendment (remember the ERA movement?), it is highly likely that the States will render it moot before it can ever get to a vote.
I also believe that , ultimately, the things that GW will be able to push through will benefit this country more than harm it in the long run. At worst he'll do no more harm than Clinton did in his second term.