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Tuesday, June 24, 2008


Biblical Law Versus Freedom of Religion
By Diana Hsieh @ 12:39 PM PermaLink

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!

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Comments on "Biblical Law Versus Freedom of Religion"
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.


Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 14:20:52 mst
Comment ID: #4
Name: Ronnie Geiger
E-mail: www.ronnie_geiger(at)hotmail.com

Wow, I was really disgusted with the logic of this article. Who would publish such garbage? It is people who are Godless, who are morally wrong, not God fearing Christians. If you believe in a Godless faith that is your personal "freedom", but seriously what next...should we make gunfights in the OK Corall legal? How about making beatings legal, yeah lets go back to the old days where men could beat their wives for disobidience...oh yeah thats right the same dubious interpretations of scripture and blind obedience said that was wrong, too. I don't see anyone arguing that cause now do I? This country is falling to peices because of idiotic ideals such as the one expressed above. Let's put aside the "religious" aspect of abortion for a moment. You are saying that abortion is a "right" that one has to make....correct? Well then we should let all of the people in prison for murder out because it was their "right" to kill another person without that person's consent! I mean according to you "morally" the state and church should be seperated. The state shouldn't have the right to put a person in prison for murder...it is between them and whatever faith they have, according to your "rational standards"!! GIVE ME A BREAK!! I would love to quote scripture, but I am affraid it would sound like gibberish, which is ok because we will have our day to be judged. Whether you beleive in God or not, trust me you will answer to Him one day!!
BTW....I am not personally attacking Diana Hsieh, but it is her that has irrational superstitions, not Christians! So don't attack all christians by your ramblings about Scripture, which I am sure you have your interpretation of, blind obedience, or divine commands...things of which you wouldn't know anything about!


Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 14:50:21 mst
Comment ID: #5
Name: Kevin Clark

"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?"

No, but that is irrelevant. What matters is, that no matter how good intentioned they may be, they are assisting in the advancement of a theocratic agenda.


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