On 22 Aug 2004 11:18:07 -0700, worthj1970@yahoo.com (John W.) wrote:

>Raj Feridun <rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> wrote in message news:<088hi0larbghhoir6ktesc4oe53e04l9ud@4ax.com>...
 
>> Oh a few here and there ranging from Dubya's persistent blocking of
>> the advancement of stem cell research for his own religious
>> considerations to the new post Janet Jackson Super Bowl crackdown on
>> "indecency" which is 100% being driven by the religious right via
>> kooks like Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas.

>I agree with the first, not the second. I'm fairly liberal in general,
>but I think there's a bit too much of a push in both the liberal and
>conservative directions; 'merika's become really polarized it seems.
>When it comes to kids and family I firmly believe conservative is
>best, mainly because my parents were relatively conservative and I
>think they did a fine job raising me, so I'll follow in their
>footsteps. 

I believe whatever's best for YOUR own family is the way you should
raise your kids. Radios and TVs have dials and on/off switches. The
way to "clean up" the media is not to force an entire nation to adopt
one group's ideals.

>I think the biggest 'church and state' issue is the push to
>make gay marriage illegal. For religious reasons I think it's immoral
>and wrong; but I can't think of a single reason that it should be
>illegal.

I don't think gay marriage is wrong for any reason. If two men love
each other and want to get married so be it. Who am "I" or anyone else
to tell them that it's wrong? Illegal?!

>> It's the religious kook in the Oval Office currently that really
>> scares me the most however.  The one who is constantly talking about
>> getting his Presidential guidance from God and who issued prayer cards
>> to the Marines that they could fill out and mail in to the White House
>> and read: "Pray that the President and his advisers will be strong and
>> courageous to do what is right regardless of critics."

>I don't mind a religiously moral president. What bothers me is that GW
>doesn't go far beyond 'right' and 'wrong'; he doesn't allow for much
>of a gray area.

I'm very happy to see that at least on stem cell research you're
willing to look beyond your religious beliefs. The fact that our
current President is not is one of the main reasons he's packing up in
2004 and heading back to Texas.

Raj