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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 Biblical Law Versus Freedom of Religion By Diana Hsieh @ 12:39 PM Hooray! Last Thursday, the Vail Daily published my letter to the editor opposing the proposed personhood amendment to the Colorado constitution. Re: "Protect reproductive rights" Thank you for your editorial opposing the proposed "personhood amendment" to the Colorado constitution. Unfortunately, some people in Colorado are eager to impose their religious dogmas on others -- by whatever means necessary. They demand that everyone submit to their values, including people who disagree with their dubious interpretations of scripture, deny the morality of blind obedience to divine commands, and reject faith in God as irrational superstition -- as I do. By any rational standard, that demand for submission is morally wrong. These theocrats reject the very principle protecting their own freedom to worship: the separation of church and state. Under that principle, each person practices whatever faith he chooses, including none at all -- as a matter of right. He may live as he sees fit, according to his own values, without forcible interference from others. So if opposed to abortion, he can refuse any involvement with the procedure. The proposed "personhood amendment" embodies the opposite principle: government entanglement with religion, particularly the enforcement of Biblical law. Adopting that principle would subject matters of private conscience to government meddling. Everyone who wishes to live in a free country should vigorously oppose it. Diana Hsieh, Sedalia It's time for me to start writing op-eds on this topic, I think! Labels: Abortion, Politics, Religion   E-mail Diana Hsieh    PermaLink ()    Comments [3]

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	Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 11:58:54 mst Comment ID: #1 Name: Nicholas Provenzo E-mail: nprovenzo(at)capitalismcenter.org URL: http://www.capitalismcenter.org Another good one . . . congratulations :)
	Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 20:54:48 mst Comment ID: #2 Name: Anthony Mirvish E-mail: amirvish(at)hotmail.com All 131,000 or so people who signed the petition to get this initiative on the ballot are theocrats motivated by Biblical commands, hatred of human life, and hostility to the separation of church and state?
	Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 10:34:03 mst Comment ID: #3 Name: Chris Are you going to start writing editorials about the immorality of organizations like Planned Parenthood getting millions/billions of dollars of tax payers money to fund these abortions? As someone who is disgusted by the fact my money is taken then used to fund what I consider to be immoral actions I empathize with Christians opposed to abortions that are forced to pay for those abortions. If your primary value is your life then taking your money far exceeds the "right or non right" to have an abortion. It would be difficult for any government agency to stop you from having an abortion legal or not. On the contrary hiding the money you make is nearly impossible.
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