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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 5312534" data-attributes="member: 63706">I hate the idea of Christians legislating morality just as much as secular atheists trying to legislate whatever they have that passes for morality. Even when your moral code has been proven to be in the best interest of a properly functioning society, it still can&#039;t be forced onto people.The trick is to create a system of law and order that is based on moral order without forcing morality. A social contract in which everyone recognizes that everyone has equal rights, and everyone is entitled to the same protection of those rights. From that foundation, logic can form the basis by which law is legitimized, thus helping to ensure, not provide for, the physical well-being of every member of the society. Morality is not the purview of the state, the right and power to pursue morality and spiritual well-being is retained by the people as an individual endeavor, as it must be. We must all be free to make our own mistakes and learn and grow from them, and perhaps eventually answer to whatever cosmic force may exist with dignity and ownership of our deeds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 5312534, member: 63706"] I hate the idea of Christians legislating morality just as much as secular atheists trying to legislate whatever they have that passes for morality. Even when your moral code has been proven to be in the best interest of a properly functioning society, it still can't be forced onto people. The trick is to create a system of law and order that is based on moral order without forcing morality. A social contract in which everyone recognizes that everyone has equal rights, and everyone is entitled to the same protection of those rights. From that foundation, logic can form the basis by which law is legitimized, thus helping to ensure, not provide for, the physical well-being of every member of the society. Morality is not the purview of the state, the right and power to pursue morality and spiritual well-being is retained by the people as an individual endeavor, as it must be. We must all be free to make our own mistakes and learn and grow from them, and perhaps eventually answer to whatever cosmic force may exist with dignity and ownership of our deeds. [/QUOTE]

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