Nilda Whitsitt's blog ::... started, after the W.M.D. had failed...this July 14, 2003, conversation in December 2005.) Was that... once more, will not take America’s mind off the politics of mass...

Ｉｔ               ｓｅｅｍｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｔｉｍｅ               Ｉ               ｌｏｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｏ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ               Ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｗｈａｔ'ｓ               ｎｅｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｍｅｄｉａ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ａｒｅ               ａｒｇｕｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ,               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ.

Ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｂｌｉｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｗａｒ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｒｏｌｅ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｗａｒ?

Ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ａｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅ?

Ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｔｔｌｅ               ｌｉｎｅｓ               ａｓ               ｓｉｍｐｌｅ               ａｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｖｅｒｓｕｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ?

Ｔｈｉｓ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ａｎ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ               ｔｏ               ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ.

Ｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｏｒｙ               ｄｉｓｃｌａｉｍｅｒ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎａｔｅｄ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｖｅｒｓｉａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ               Ｉ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａｓ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ               ａｓ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ.

Ａｌｓｏ,               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｉｎｋ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ａｍ               ｓｔｕｐｉｄ               ｏｒ               ｂｉｇｏｔｅｄ-ｗｈｅｎ               Ｉ               ｓａｙ               "Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ"               Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｍｅａｎ               ａｌｌ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ               ｂｕｔ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｉｎ               ａｇｇｒｅｇａｔｅ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｇｕｉｌｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｉｚｉｎｇ               ｓｏ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｉ               ｓａｙ               "Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ"               ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｍｅａｎ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅ               "Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ."
               Ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｓｉｍｐｌｉｓｔｉｃ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｏ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｔｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.

Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｙｐｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               "Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ"               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＣ               ｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｂａｒ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ａｌｍｏｓｔ               ａｎｙ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｂａｓｈ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ａｓ               ｉｒｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｆｅｗ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎ               ａｌｌｅｒｇｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅｒｅ               ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｇｏｄ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.

Ｓｕｃｈ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｓ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｆｏｒｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｎｅｇａｔｉｖｅ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ               ｌｅｖｅｌｅｄ               ａｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ｆｉｎｄ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｅｂ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｍｉｎｄｌｅｓｓｌｙ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆａｉｔｈ               ｏｒ               ｃｌａｉｍｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ａｎｔａｇｏｎｉｓｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｒｎ               ｉｎ               ｈｅｌｌｆｉｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｔｅｒｎｉｔｙ               ｅｉｔｈｅｒ.
               Ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｐａｒｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｌｅｇａｌ,               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｏｎｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｎｇｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               Ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ               ｓｈａｌｌ               ｍａｋｅ               ｎｏ               ｌａｗ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ,               ｏｒ               ｐｒｏｈｉｂｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｅｅ               ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅｏｆ;               ｏｒ               ａｂｒｉｄｇｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｏｆ               ｓｐｅｅｃｈ,               ｏｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｓｓ;               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｐｅａｃｅａｂｌｙ               ｔｏ               ａｓｓｅｍｂｌｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｒｅｄｒｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｇｒｉｅｖａｎｃｅｓ.
               Ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｔｉｆｉｅｄ               ｉｎ               1791,               ｔｈｅ               Ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ａｓｓｅｒｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｄｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｔｉｆｉｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎｙ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｃｌａｕｓｅｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｃｌａｕｓｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               "ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ｃｌａｕｓｅ,"               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｓａｙｓ               ｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｃｒｅａｔｅ               ｏｒ               ｐｒｅｆｅｒ               ａ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎｓ               ｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｎｏｎ-ｂｅｌｉｅｆ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｎｏ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｏｒ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｌａｗｓ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｔｅｎ               Ｃｏｍｍａｎｄｍｅｎｔｓ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｌａｗ,               ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｃａｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｉｓｌａｍｉｃ               Ｓｈａｒｉａｈ               ｎｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｃｅｐｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｃｏｎｆｕｃｉｕｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｃｏｎｄ               ｃｌａｕｓｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               "ｆｒｅｅ               ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ"               ｃｌａｕｓｅ.

Ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｓｏ               ｌｏｎｇ               ａｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｉｎｔｅｒｆｅｒｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ａｎｄ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ.

Ｂｙ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ,               ｅａｃｈ               ｐｅａｃｅｆｕｌ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｔｏｌｅｒａｔｅｄ               ｅｑｕａｌｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ.

Ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｆｉｎｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｏｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｔｅｍｐｌｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ               ａｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｅｅ               ｆｉｔ.

Ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ               ｕｓｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｒｅｅ               ｓｐｅｅｃｈ               ｔｏ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ,               ｃｒｅａｔｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ,               ｄｏ               ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｙ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒａｙ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｔｙｐｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｈｉｎｇｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｃｃｅｐｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ               ｓｐｏｋｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｏｎｅｓｅｌｆ               ｏｒ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｅｇａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｕｓｉｎｇ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｍｅｄｉａ               ｏｒ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔ.
               Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ＡＣ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ,               "Ｔｈａｎｋ               Ｇｏｄ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               Ｂｏｌｄ               Ｒｏｄｅｏ               Ｃｏｗｂｏｙ               ａｎｄ               ａ               Ｈｉｇｈ               Ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               Ｖａｌｅｄｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ,"               ｂｙ               Ｖｅｎｉｃｅ               Ｋｉｃｈｕｒａ,               ａ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｉｍｐａｓｓｉｏｎｅｄ               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｏｒ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｓｕｍｍａｒｉｚｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｓｉｄｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ.
               Ｆｏｒｍｅｒ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｍｅｘｉｃａｎ               ｗｒｏｔｅ               -               Ｉ'ｍ               ａ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ.

Ｉ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｐｒａｙ,               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ,               ｉｎ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ,               ａｎｙｔｉｍｅ               Ｉ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ.

Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｍｙ               ｐｒａｙｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔ               ｌｉｎｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｇｏｄ.
               Ｊａｍｅｓ               Ｄａｂｂａｇｉａｎ               ｗｒｏｔｅ               -               Ｆｕｎｎｙ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ               ｓａｙｓ               ｗｅ               ａｒｅ               ｅｎｄｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｏｕｒ               Ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ.

Ｓｏ               ｗｈｏ'ｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ?

Ｍａｙｂｅ               ｉｔ'ｓ               Ｚｅｕｓ,               ｇｏｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｕｎｄｅｒ               ｏｒ               ｍａｙｂｅ               Ｉｓｉｓ,               Ｅｇｙｐｔｉａｎ               ｇｏｄｄｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｕｎ...Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｓｅｅｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｄ               Ｊｅｓｕｓ               ｏｒ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ.
               Ｖａｎｅｓｓａ               Ｈａｌｉｎ               ｗｒｏｔｅ               -               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               Ｉ'ｖｅ               ｒｅａｄ               ｙｅｔ!

Ｉｔ'ｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ...Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.
               Ｓａｎｄｙ               Ｋｎａｕｅｒ               ｗｒｏｔｅ               -               Ｉ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｒｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓａｄ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｆａｉｔｈ.

Ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｈｏ               ＫＮＯＷ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔ               ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｇｏｄ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｄｉｓｐｌａｙｓ               ｏｒ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔ               ｖａｌｉｄａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               Ｇｏｄ               ｋｎｏｗｓ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｌｉｖｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｒｒｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈｅａｒｔｓ.
               Ａｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｄｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｒｏｄｅｏ               ｃｏｗｂｏｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔｌｙ               ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｄ               Ｊｅｓｕｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ               ａ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ'ｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｉｌｅｎｔ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ.

Ｉｔ               ｅｌｉｃｉｔｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               90               ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｎ               ａ               ｗｅｅｋ               (ａ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｗａｒ               ｉｎｄｅｅｄ).

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ,               ｉｎ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｕｓ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ,               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ａｓｋｅｄ               ｗｈｙ,               ｉｆ               ａ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｈｕｒｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｄｅｅｍｅｄ               ｏｆｆｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｂｙ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ.

Ｉｎ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               Ｉ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ａｓｓｅｒｔｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｎｙ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｖｅｎｕｅ               ｉｓ               ａｃｃｅｐｔａｂｌｅ               ｉｆ               ｓｐｏｋｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｏｎｅｓｅｌｆ               ｏｒ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｌｌｙ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ               ｂｕｔ               ｎｏｔ               ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅ               ｉｆ               ｉｔ               ｕｓｅｓ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ'ｓ               ｔｉｍｅ,               ｉｓ               ｔｒａｎｓｍｉｔｔｅｄ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａ               ｌｏｕｄｓｐｅａｋｅｒ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｂｒｏａｄｃａｓｔ               ｍｅｄｉｕｍ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｎｇｌｅｓ               ｏｕｔ               ｎｏｎ-ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｕｐｈｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ.

Ｉ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｍａｎｙ               ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇｓ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｇｏｄ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ-ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ,               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｍｉｎｉｏｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇｓ-ｉｎ               ａｎｙ               ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ               ｉｓ               ｏｆｆｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ.

Ｓｕｃｈ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｇａｇｅ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｔｈｅｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ               ｏｒ               ａｓｓｅｒｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｖｉｅｗｓ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｂｕｔ               ｍｅｒｅｌｙ               ｗａｎｔ               ａ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｔ               ａｎｄ               ｅｎｊｏｙ               ａ               ｂａｓｅｂａｌｌ               ｇａｍｅ.
               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｄｏ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｅ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ               ａｎｄ               ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ｏｎｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ａｎｔａｇｏｎｉｓｍ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｏｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｇｒｏｕｐｓ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｔｔａｃｋｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ,               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｉｎａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅ               ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇｓ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｃｌａｉｍ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆａｉｔｈ               ｔｏ               ａｌｌ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｎｄｒｙ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｊｅｗｓ,               Ｍｕｓｌｉｍｓ,               Ｂｕｄｄｈｉｓｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｆａｉｔｈｓ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ａｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｏｕｔ               ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒａｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｂｅ               ｏｆｆｅｎｓｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｚｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ'ｓ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｓｔｙｌｅ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｅｎｓｏｒ               ｗｈａｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｓｅｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅａｒ               ｏｎ               ＴＶ,               ｒａｄｉｏ               ａｎｄ               ｖｉｄｅｏｇａｍｅｓ               ａｌｌ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｗｈｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｏ               ｉｎｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ?

Ｆｉｒｓｔｌｙ,               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒｉｓｔｓ               ｕｓｅ               ｌｏｇｉｃ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｆｅｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｄｅａｓ               ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ               ｏｆ               ｕｎａｎｓｗｅｒａｂｌｅ               ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉｎ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｚｉｎｇ               Ａｍｙ               ＭｃＧｏｗａｎ'ｓ               ＡＣ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ,               "Ｇａｙ               Ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｗｈｙ               Ｔｈｉｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               Ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｓ               Ｉｔ,"               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ａ               ｕｓｅｒ               ｎａｍｅｄ               "Ｊｅｓｕｓ               Ｌｏｖｅｓ"               ｑｕｏｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｏｋｓ               ｏｆ               Ｍａｔｔｈｅｗ,               Ｃｏｒｉｎｔｈｉａｎｓ,               Ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ,               Ｒｏｍａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｊａｍｅｓ,               ａｓ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ,               ｉｎ               ａｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｐｒｏｏｆｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｇａｙ               ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｒｅ               ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ.

Ｉｎ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｕｓｅｒ               "Ｗａｋｅ               Ｕｐ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ"               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｉｂｌｅ               ｉｎ               ｂａｃｋｉｎｇ               ｕｐ               ｈｉｓ               ＬＥＧＡＬ               ｇａｙ               ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ｂａｎ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔｓ.

Ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒｉｓｔｓ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｃｒｉｐｔｕｒａｌ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｏ               ｂａｓｉｓ               ｉｎ               ｌｏｇｉｃ,               ｌａｗ               ｏｒ               ｆａｃｔ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｑｕｏｔｅ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｃｕｔ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｎｏ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｓｅｅｋｓ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇｉｓｌａｔｅ               ｈｏｗ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｌｉｖｅｓ               ａｓ               ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ.

Ｍｕｓｌｉｍｓ               ｒａｒｅｌｙ               ａｓｋ               ｔｏ               ｏｐｅｎ               ｔｏｗｎ               ｃｏｕｎｃｉｌ               ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               Ｋｏｒａｎ.

Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｙｅｔ               ｔｏ               ｇｏ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｌｅａｇｕｅ               ｇａｍｅ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ａ               ｃｏａｃｈ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ               ａ               Ｊｅｗｉｓｈ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｌａｙｅｒｓ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ               ｉｎ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｔ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｗａｉｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｒｎｅｒ               ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｆｕｌｌｙ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒａｙｅｒ               ｗａｓ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ.

Ｂｕｄｄｈｉｓｔｓ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｓｉｎｎｅｒｓ               ｏｒ               ｃｈａｎｔ               ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｃｌｉｎｉｃｓ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｉｍｐｏｓｅ               ｏｎ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｗａｙｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｔｏｌｅｒａｔｅ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｇｒｏｕｐｓ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓｍａｎ               Ｋｅｉｔｈ               Ｅｌｌｉｓｏｎ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ｍｕｓｌｉｍ               ｓｗｏｒｎ               ｉｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｋｏｒａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ               ｉｆ               Ｅｌｌｉｓｏｎ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｗｅａｒ               ｉｎ               ｏｎ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ａ               Ｂｉｂｌｅ.
               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｏｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.

Ｆｒｏｍ               ｉｔｓ               ｉｎｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ               ｉｔ               ｈａｓ               ｓｏｕｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｒｅａｄ               ｔｈｅ               "Ｇｏｏｄ               Ｎｅｗｓ"               ａｌｌ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｉｎ               ｉｔｓ               ｐａｔｈ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｅｒｓｅｃｕｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｏｍａｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｗａｙｓ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｊｅｗｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃｌｙ               ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｇａｎ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｏｍａｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｅｖｉｌ.

Ｕｐｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ａｓｃｅｎｓｉｏｎ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｔｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｐｏｗｅｒ               ｔｏ               ａｎｎｉｈｉｌａｔｅ               ａｌｌ               ｆｏｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｏｌｙｔｈｅｉｓｍ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｇｅｄ               ｅｎｄｌｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｖｉｏｌｅｎｔ               ｗａｒ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｓｅｃｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               Ｊｅｗｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｍｕｓｌｉｍｓ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄｅｄ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ.

Ｉ               ｓｐｅｎｔ               ｈｏｕｒｓ               ｉｎ               ａｎｔｈｒｏｐｏｌｏｇｙ               ｌｅｃｔｕｒｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｈｏｗ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎａｒｙ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｈａｓ               ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｅｄ               ｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｔｏ               ａｂａｎｄｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ               ａｓ               ｈｅａｔｈｅｎ               ｓｕｐｅｒｓｔｉｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ａｒｇｕｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｃｔｉｔｕｄｅ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃ               ｃａｓｅｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｎｏ               ｏｎｅ               ｃａｎ               ｄｅｎｙ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｅｅｋｓ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｇａｇｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｄｉｓｃｏｕｒｓｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ｇｏｄ.

Ｉｓｌａｍ               ｉｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｂｕｔ               Ｉｓｌａｍ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               Ｍｕｓｌｉｍｓ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅｌｙ,               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｘｅｄ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆｅｌｌｏｗ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｊｏｒｉｔｙ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｅｔｅｒｎｉｔｙ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ               ｏｕｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ａｒｏｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ.
               Ｉ               ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｌａｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｏｖｅｒｅｉｇｎ               ｒｅｖｅｒｅｎｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｌｅｇｉｓｌａｔｕｒｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               'ｍａｋｅ               ｎｏ               ｌａｗ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ,               ｏｒ               ｐｒｏｈｉｂｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｅｅ               ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅｏｆ,'               ｔｈｕｓ               ｂｕｉｌｄｉｎｇ               ａ               ｗａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ               &               Ｓｔａｔｅ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ               ｗａｓ               ｍａｄｅ               ｂｙ               Ｔｈｏｍａｓ               Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｎ               1802               ｔｏ               ａ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄａｎｂｕｒｙ               Ｂａｐｔｉｓｔｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ               ｍａｄｅ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ,               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｈａｄ               ｎｏ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ.

Ｙｅｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｙｗｏｒｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｄｅｂａｔｅｓ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ｔｈｅ               Ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ               ｈａｓ               ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ               ｕｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｒｍ               ｉｎ               ｒｅｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｊｕｄｉｃｉａｌ               ａｃｔｉｖｉｓｍ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｔ               50               ｙｅａｒｓ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ               ｈａｓ               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ｇｏｎｅ               ｂａｃｋ               ｔｏ               "Ｓｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅ"               ｉｎ               ｉｔｓ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｆｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｒ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ.
               Ｓｏｍｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎｓ,               ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｓｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               Ｉｓｌａｍ,               ｆｉｎｄ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａ               ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ａ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉｓｌａｍｉｃ               ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌｉｓｔｓ               ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｏｐｅｎｌｙ               ｄｅｃｌａｒｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｌａｃｅ               Ｓｈａｒｉａｈ               ｌａｗ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｉｎｇ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ               ｏｖｅｒ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐｏｗｅｒ,               ｒｅｇａｒｄｌｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｇｒｏｕｐｓ               ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               Ｃｏａｌｉｔｉｏｎ               ａｌｓｏ               ｃｌａｉｍ               ａ               ｄｅｓｉｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔｌｙ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ               ａｓ               ｌａｗ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ.

Ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｆｅｅｌｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｕｔ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｓ               ｏｎ               ｉｔｓ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗａｎｔ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｗａｎｔ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ＦＲＯＭ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.
               Ｔｈｕｓ               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ａｔ               ｉｓｓｕｅ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｄｅｂａｔｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｇｒｅｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｖｏｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ａｃｔｉｖｅ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌｌｙ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｐｅｒｃｅｉｖｅ               ａ               ｓｌｉｄｅ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ'ｓ               ｌｅｖｅｌ               ｏｆ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｓｋｉｄ               ｓｔｅｍｓ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ,               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｍａｎｙ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｖｏｔｅ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ａｓ               ａ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               Ｐａｒｔｙ               ｈａｓ               ｍａｄｅ               ａ               ｓｈｏｗ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｄｅｂａｔｅｓ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ｍｏｓｔ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎｓ,               ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ,               ｏｐｐｏｓｅ               ｇａｙ               ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ,               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｅｍ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａｌｌ               ｂｕｔ               ｅｘｉｓｔｉｎｇ               ｓｔｅｍ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｌｉｎｅｓ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｖｏｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｏｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ,               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｉａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｖｏｃａｌ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｅｔｈｉｃｓ               ｉｎ               ｌｅｇｉｓｌａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               2004               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｖｅｒｉｔａｂｌｅ               Ｇｏｄ-ｆｅｓｔ               ａｓ               ａｌｌ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｓｃｒａｍｂｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｆａｉｔｈ               ｉｎ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｄｅｉｔｙ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｔｒｅｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ               Ｗ.

Ｂｕｓｈ               ｗａｓ               ｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               2000               56%               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｖｏｔｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｈｉｍ               ａｎｄ               63%               ｉｎ               2004.
               Ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ,               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ               ａｎｄ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｍａｒｃｈ               ｉｎ               ｌｏｃｋｅｄ               ｓｔｅｐ.

Ｏｐｐｏｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｈｉｇｈｌｙ               ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ               ａｎｄ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ               ｐａｒｔｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｌｏｏｓｅ               ｃｏａｌｉｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ               ｌｉｂｅｒａｌ               ｆａｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ａｓ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ,               ｗｈｏｓｅ               ｖｏｔｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅａｒｌｙ               ａｓ               ｍｏｔｉｖａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｗｈｏｓｅ               ｐｌａｔｆｏｒｍ               ｏｆ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ａｇｅｎｄａｓ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ-ｗｉｎｇ               ａｇｅｎｄａ-ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ａｇｅｎｄａ               ｏｆ               ｉｔｓ               ｏｗｎ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ｕｎｔｉｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｉｄｔｅｒｍ               ｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               2006               ｗｈｅｎ               ｄｉｓｓａｔｉｓｆａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｗａｒ               ｉｎ               Ｉｒａｑ               ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ               ｗｏｎ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｍｏｄｅｒａｔｅ               ｖｏｔｅｓ               ａｗａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               Ｐａｒｔｙ,               ｔｈｉｓ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｗｉｎｇ               ｃｏｎｇｌｏｍｅｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｗｏｎ               ｅａｃｈ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｃｏｎｔｅｓｔ               ｓｉｎｃｅ               2000.

Ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               Ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ,               Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｎｅｗ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ               ａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ,               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ               ａｇｅｎｄａ               ｈａｓ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ               ａｓｓｅｒｔｅｄ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｎｏｗ               ａｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ               Ｇｏｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｓｐｅｅｃｈｅｓ.

Ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｅｒｏｄｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔａｌｋ               ｏｆ               ｏｖｅｒｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ               Ｒｏｅ               ｖｅｒｓｕｓ               Ｗａｄｅ               ｉｓ               ｏｎｃｅ               ａｇａｉｎ               ｔａｋｅｎ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ.

Ｓｔｅｍ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｂｉｌｌｓ               ａｒｅ               ｖｅｔｏｅｄ               ｏｎｅ               ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｂｙ               ａ               Ｂｏｒｎ               Ａｇａｉｎ               Ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ               ｕｐｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｇａｙ               ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ｂａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅｄ               ａｓ               Ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎａｌ               ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔｓ.
               Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ               Ｉ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｒｅａｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｂｏｖｅ               ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｐｒｉｄｅ               ａｓ               ａ               ｓｏｕｒｃｅ               ｏｆ               ａｃｈｉｅｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｌｏｏｋ               ｕｐｏｎ               ｓａｉｄ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｈｏｒｒｏｒ.

Ｗｈｉｃｈｅｖｅｒ               ｓｉｄｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ,               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ａｂｕｎｄａｎｔｌｙ               ｃｌｅａｒ               ｔｈａｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ               ｐｏｌａｒｉｚｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅ               ｃａｍｐ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               ａｎｄ               ｌｉｂｅｒａｌ               ｃａｍｐ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｌｉｂｅｒａｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔｓ               ｈｉｇｈ               ｓｔａｋｅｓ               ｈａｓ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｓｉｄｅ.
               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｆａｃｅ               ｎｅｇａｔｉｖｅ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｐｒｏｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ａｃｃｕｒａｔｅｌｙ               ｐｅｒｃｅｉｖｅ               ａ               ｓｌｉｄｅ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｖａｌｕｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｉｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｖｏｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ａ               ｖｏｃａｌｌｙ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ-ｃｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               Ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎ               Ｐａｒｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｐｌａｃｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ａｇｅｎｄａ               ａｔ               ｉｔｓ               ｈｅａｒｔ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔｆｕｌｌｙ               ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ               ａｂｏｕｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ'ｓ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｆｕｔｕｒｅ               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｗｒｏｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｓｓ               ｏｆ               Ｇｏｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｓｐｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｄｅｃａｙ.

Ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅ               ｄｏｍａｉｎ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ               ｏｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ａｔ               ｌａｒｇｅ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｃｏｒｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｅｖａｌｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｎｏｎ-ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅ               ｃａｕｓａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               ｖｉｒｔｕｅ               ａｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｏｎｅ.
               Ａｙｎ               Ｒａｎｄ,               ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｅｒ               ａｔｈｅｉｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｏｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｉｓｔ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｐｏｉｎｔ,               ｖｉｅｗｅｄ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅｓ.

Ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｅｘｉｓｔ,               ｉｎ               ｆａｃｔ,               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ.

Ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ａｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｏｒ               ｅｖｉｌ,               ｌｉｋｅ               ｋｉｌｌｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｄｅｆｅｎｓｅ               ｏｒ               ｇｉｖｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｃｈａｒｉｔｙ               ａｓ               ａ               ｃｏｕｒｔ               ｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ               ｐｕｎｉｔｉｖｅ               ｄａｍａｇｅ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｕｎｔ               ａｓ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ.

(Ｔｈｉｓ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｉｎ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａｔｈｅｉｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ａｇｎｏｓｔｉｃ               ｒｅｊｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ               ｓｉｎ.)               Ｉｎ               ａ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｃｈｏｉｃｅ               Ａｙｎ               Ｒａｎｄ               ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｈａｔ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ａ               ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇ,               ｔｈｕｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ,               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               "ｇｏｏｄ"               ａｎｄ               ｗｈａｔ               ｈａｒｍｓ               ａ               ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｏｒ               ａ               ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ               ａｓ               ａ               ｗｈｏｌｅ               ｉｓ               "ｅｖｉｌ."               Ａｙｎ               Ｒａｎｄ'ｓ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｗａｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇｓ,               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｍａｋｅ               ｕｐ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｒｉｖｅ.

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍｓ,               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｍｅ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇｓ,               ａｒｅ               ｂａｓｉｃ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ａ               ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ'ｓ               ｏｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ'ｓ               ｇｉｆｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｓｔｏｗ               ｕｐｏｎ               ｍａｎｋｉｎｄ.
               Ｗｅ               ｈｏｌｄ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｔｒｕｔｈｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｅｖｉｄｅｎｔ:               ｔｈａｔ               ａｌｌ               ｍｅｎ               ａｒｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｅｑｕａｌ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｅｎｄｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               Ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｉｎａｌｉｅｎａｂｌｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ,               ｔｈａｔ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｒｅ               ｌｉｆｅ,               ｌｉｂｅｒｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｒｓｕｉｔ               ｏｆ               ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ.
               Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｅｃｌａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｃｅ               ｈａｓ               ｎｏ               ｂｉｎｄｉｎｇ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ａｎ               ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｎａｔｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｗｏｒｄｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａ               ｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ               ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｗｏ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｈａｌｆ               ｃｅｎｔｕｒｉｅｓ.

Ｃｏｕｐｌｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               Ｆｉｒｓｔ               Ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ,               ｉｎ               ｆａｃｔ,               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｗｏｒｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｓｏｕｌ               ｏｆ               ｗｈａｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｉｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｎｄｓ               ｆｏｒ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｄｓ               "Ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ"               ｉｓ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｙｎｃｈ-ｐｉｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｉｓ               ａ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｎａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ               ｗａｙｓ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｃｏｎｃｉｌｅ               Ａｙｎ               Ｒａｎｄ'ｓ               ａｔｈｅｉｓｔ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ.

Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｄｅｉｓｔ,               ａｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｆｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ               ｆａｔｈｅｒｓ.

Ｄｅｉｓｍ               ｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｃｒｅｅｄ               ｏｆ               ｉｎｔｅｌｌｉｇｅｎｔ               ｄｅｓｉｇｎ               ｉｎ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               Ｇｏｄ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｆｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ａｌｌ               ｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ.

Ｄｅｉｓｔｓ               ｄｉｄ               ｎｏｔ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｉｌｙ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｖｉｎｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ.

Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ               ｑｕａｌｍｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｉｔｓ               ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ               ｏｎ               ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｉｒａｃｌｅｓ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ               ｆｏｕｎｄ               ａｎｔｉｔｈｅｔｉｃａｌ               ｔｏ               Ｅｎｌｉｇｈｔｅｎｍｅｎｔ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｔｙ.

Ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｄｅｃｌａｒａｔｉｏｎ               "Ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ"               ｒｅｆｅｒｓ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ               ｇａｖｅ               ｒｉｓｅ               ｔｏ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｇｏｄ               ｏｆ               Ｊｕｄａｉｓｍ,               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ               ｏｒ               Ｉｓｌａｍ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｓ               ｅａｓｉｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｒ               ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ.

Ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ               Ａｙｎ               Ｒａｎｄ               ｎｏｒ               Ｔｈｏｍａｓ               Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｄｅｌｖｅ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ               ｂｕｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｂｏｔｈ               ａｇｒｅｅ.
               Ｍａｎ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ.

Ｍａｎ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｌｉｆｅ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅ               ｇｏｏｄ-ｙｏｕｒ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｔｏ               ａｌｌ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｇｏｏｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｈａｖｅ.

Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ,               ｑｕｉｔｅ               ｌｉｔｅｒａｌｌｙ,               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ.

Ｍａｎ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｎｄ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｒｕｉｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｌａｂｏｒ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｍｅｎｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｆｏｏｄ,               ｗａｔｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｅｌｔｅｒ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｉｎ               ｏｒｄｅｒ               ｔｏ               ａｔｔａｉｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌ               ｏｆ               ｎｅｅｄｓ.

Ｈｕｍａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｒａｎｓｃｅｎｄｅｎｔ               ｂｅｉｎｇｓ,               ｎｏｔ               ｍｅｒｅｌｙ               ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｅｅｄ               ａ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ               ｗｅｌｌ-ｂｅｉｎｇ.

Ｉｎ               ｓｈｏｒｔ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ.

Ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｓｔｏｗｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｎｏｒ               ｃａｎ               ｉｔ               ｂｅ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ.

Ｉｎ               ｓｏ               ｆａｒ               ａｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ               ｄｏｅｓ               ｎｏ               ｈａｒｍ               ｔｏ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｓｅｎｓｅ,               ａ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｐｕｒｓｕｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ,               ｎｏｔ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｉｌｙ               ｔｏ               ａｃｈｉｅｖｅ               ｉｔ.

Ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｅｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｍｉｎｄ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｈａｒｎｅｓｓｅｄ               ｌｉｋｅ               ａ               ｂｅａｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｂｕｒｄｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｓ               ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ               ｔｏ               ａｃｈｉｅｖｅ               ｉｔｓ               ｕｔｍｏｓｔ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ.
               Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｉｓｔｓ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｎ-ｔｈｅｉｓｔｓ               ｃａｎ               ｃｌａｉｍ               ｖｉｃｔｏｒｙ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ'ｓ               ｗｏｒｄｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｒｍ               "Ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ"               ｉｓ               ｆａｒ               ｔｏｏ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｔｏ               ｍｅａｎ               Ｇｏｄ               ｏｒ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ               ｄｅｌｉｂｅｒａｔｅｌｙ               ｌｅｆｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｅｒｍ               ａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ.

Ｊｅｆｆｅｒｓｏｎ,               ａ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｒ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｇｅｎｅｒｉｃ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｎｅｖｏｌｅｎｔ               Ｇｏｄ               ａｎｄ               Ａｙｎ               Ｒａｎｄ,               ａｎ               ａｖｏｗｅｄ               ａｔｈｅｉｓｔ,               ａｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｈｏｅｖｅｒ               ｍａｄｅ               ｈｉｍ,               ｍａｎ               ｈａｓ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｍｅｔ               ｉｎ               ｏｒｄｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｒｉｖｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｔｏ               ａｔｔａｉｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｗｅ               ｃａｌｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ.

Ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｒａｎｄ,               ｈｉｎｇｅｓ               ｕｐｏｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ａ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｏ               ａｔｔａｉｎ               ｈｉｓ               ｏｒ               ｈｅｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ｓｔｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｉｓ               ｗｒｏｎｇ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｄｅｐｒｉｖｅ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈｏｎｅｓｔ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ.

Ｍｕｒｄｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｗｒｏｎｇ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｗｅ               ａｌｌ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｖｅ.

Ｅａｃｈ               ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ               ｏｆ               ｄｙｉｎｇ               ｂｙ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ'ｓ               ｗｉｌｌ.
               Ｗｅ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｗｈａｔ               ｅｍｂｅｄｄｅｄ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｙｉｎｇ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ               ｉｎ               ｍａｎ'ｓ               ｂｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｇｏｄ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｗｅｌｌ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｍａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｓｍ               ｈｅ               ｉｓ               ｏｒ               ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ               ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ,               ｃｈｅｍｉｓｔｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｓ               ｃｈｏｓｅ               ｏｕｒ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｕｓ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｏｆｔｅｎ               ａｒｇｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｐｒｏｏｆ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｇｏｄ               ｅｘｉｓｔｓ.

Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｃｏｍｐａｓｓ,               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｔａｎｇｉｂｌｅ,               ｍａｙ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｓｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｏｗ               ｏｕｒ               ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｆｆｅｃｔ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｉｎｎａｔｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｏｆ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｔｓ               ｌｉｍｉｔａｔｉｏｎｓ.
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ,               ｌｅｓｓ               ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｓｕｂｔｌｅｔｉｅｓ,               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｅ               ｈａｒｄｅｒ               ｔｏ               ｊｕｓｔｉｆｙ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌｌｙ,               ｂｕｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｊｕｓｔｉｆｉｅｄ.

Ａｄｕｌｔｅｒｙ,               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｓ               ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ               ａ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｗｒｏｎｇ               ａｓ               ｉｓ               ｍｕｒｄｅｒ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｃｌａｉｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｄｕｌｔｅｒｙ               ｉｓ               ｗｒｏｎｇ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               Ｇｏｄ               ｓａｉｄ               ｓｏ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｔｅｎ               Ｃｏｍｍａｎｄｍｅｎｔｓ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｐｅｅｋ               ａｔ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ａｂｓｅｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               Ｊｕｄａｉｓｍ,               ａ               ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ               ｐｒｏｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｃｏｍｍｏｎ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｗｏ               ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ａｄｕｌｔｅｒｙ'ｓ               "ｗｒｏｎｇｎｅｓｓ."               Ｏｎｅ               ｉｓ               ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｖｅ.

Ａｌｌ               ｍａｌｅ               ｃｏｕｒｔｓｈｉｐ               ｒｉｔｕａｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ｒｅｖｏｌｖｅ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ａ               ｍａｌｅ               ｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ               ｈｉｓ               ｓｕｐｅｒｉｏｒ               ＤＮＡ               ａｎｄ               ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ               ｉｔ               ｏｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｍａｌｅｓ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ａｌｌ               ｍｅｎ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ               ｆａｔｈｅｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｄｅｓｉｒａｂｌｅ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｍｅｎ.

Ａｎｉｍａｌｓ               ｆｉｇｈｔ               ａｎｄ               ｋｉｌｌ               ｏｎｅ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｓｃｏｒｅ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ａｄｕｌｔｅｒｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｏｃｉａｌ               ｏｎｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｓｅ               ｕｎｉｔ               ｏｆ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ.

Ａ               ｓｔａｂｌｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｓ               ｗｅｌｌ               ａｄｊｕｓｔｅｄ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｇｒｏｗ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ               ａｄｕｌｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗ               ｉｔｓ               ｒｕｌｅｓ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ｈｕｍａｎｓ               ｖｉｅｗ               ａｓ               ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               ｄｅｓｔａｂｉｌｉｚｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ:               ｆｏｒｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｌｅａｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｅｇｎａｎｃｙ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａ               ｓｔａｂｌｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ               ｕｎｉｔ               ｉｎ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｉｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｈｉｌｄ,               ａｄｕｌｔｅｒｙ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｃａｎ               ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ               ａ               ｆａｍｉｌｙ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｂｏｔｔｏｍ               ｌｉｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｎｄｅｄ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｖｅｒｙ               ｍａｎｙ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｎ               Ｇｏｄ.

Ｉ               ｔｒｙ               ｔｏ               ａｃｔ               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｍｙ               ｏｗｎ               ｓｔｒｉｃｔ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｃｏｍｐａｓｓ.

Ｉ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               Ｉ               ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ               ｍｙｓｅｌｆ               ａｎｄ               ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｉ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｕｒｔ               ａｎｙｏｎｅ.

Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ               ｆｒｅｅｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａｎｙ               ｄｅｓｉｒｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｓｍｉｃ               ｒｅｗａｒｄ               (ｈｅａｖｅｎ)               ｏｒ               ｄｅｓｉｒｅ               ｔｏ               ａｖｏｉｄ               ｐｕｎｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               (ｈｅｌｌ).

Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｐｏｗｅｒｆｕｌ               ｒｅｉｎｆｏｒｃｅｍｅｎｔ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｓｏｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｑｕｉｔｅ               ｕｓｅｆｕｌ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ｇｒｏｕｎｄｓ.

Ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｉｔｓ               ｕｓｅ               ｏｆ               ｈｅａｖｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｌｌ               ｃａｎ               ｇｅｔ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｅｎｌｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｏｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｎｅ               ｍｏｒａｌｌｙ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｔｒｕｓｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｓｏｃｉａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｔｒａｉｎｔ.
               Ｍｏｓｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｐｒｅｃｅｐｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｄｅｂａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒｉｓｔｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒｉｓｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｃａｐａｂｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ａ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔ               ｏｆ               Ｇｏｄ               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｌｄ               ｍａｎｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｐｒｅｃｅｐｔｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｒｅ               ａｒｇｕｅｄ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅｉｓｔｉｃ               ｐｒｏｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｅｃｅｐｔｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｌｉｔｔｌｅ               ｏｒ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｂａｓｉｓ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅｓ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ               Ｇｏｄ-ｏｎｅ               ｇｏｄ               ｏｒ               ｍａｎｙ               ｇｏｄｓ.

Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ｎｏ               ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｖｅ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｗｈｙ               ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｄｏｍｙ               ｉｓ               ｗｒｏｎｇ.

Ｏｎｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｗｏ               ｍｅｎ               ｃａｎ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ               ｈｅａｄｓ               ｏｆ               ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ｓｅｘ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｅａｃｈ               ｏｔｈｅｒ.

Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｔｏ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｏｕｔ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｌｅｓｓ               ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｇａｙ               ｍｅｎ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｎｙ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ,               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｓｃａｎｄａｌｏｕｓｌｙ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｔｈｅｍ               ａｆｔｅｒ               "ｃｏｍｉｎｇ               ｏｕｔ."               Ｉ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｌｙ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｏｆ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｃａｓｅｓ.

Ａ               ｇａｙ               ｍａｎ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｂｅ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｈｅｔｅｒｏｓｅｘｕａｌ               ｌｉｆｅ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｉｆｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｌｉｅ.

Ｉｎ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏ               ｈａｒｍ               ｔｏ               ａ               ＴＡＮＧＩＢＬＥ               ｔｈｉｒｄ               ｐａｒｔｙ               ｉｎ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕａｌ               ｇａｙ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ.
               Ｉｎ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｉｔｙ               ａｎｄ               ｓｏｄｏｍｙ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｒｏｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ               ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｒｅｔｒｅａｔ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ｉｎ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌｌｙ               ａｒｇｕｅ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｓａｙ               ｔｈａｔ               "ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ａ               ｍａｎ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｗｏｍａｎ"               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｈｏｗ               ｒａｃｉｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｅｓｕｍｐｔｕｏｕｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｄ               "ｓｈｏｕｌｄ"               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ.

Ｔｈｅｙ               ｆｏｒｇｅｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｒ               30               ｐｅｒｃｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｔｈｅ               Ｂｉｂｌｅ               ｉｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ａ               ｂｏｏｋ-ａ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅａｒｓａｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｍｉｌｌｅｎｎｉａ               ａｇｏ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｅ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ               ａｎｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅ               ｂｙ               ａｄｖｏｃａｔｉｎｇ               ｌｉｍｉｔｓ               ｏｎ               ｇａｙ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｏ               ｓｏ               ｂｙ               ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｒｅｅ               ｓｐｅｅｃｈ               ｂｕｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｅｌｅｃｔ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｉａｎｓ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｃｒｅａｔｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ-ｉｎｓｐｉｒｅｄ               ｇａｙ               ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ               ｂａｎｓ,               ｉｔ               ｃｒｏｓｓｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｌｉｎｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒｉｓｔｓ               ｆｉｇｈｔ               ｂａｃｋ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌｌｙ               ａｃｃｅｐｔｅｄ               ａｓ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｔ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗ               ｉｓ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｌａｗ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｅｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ｃｌａｕｓｅ.

Ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｔａｎｄ               ｕｐ               ｆｏｒ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ,               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｊｏｂ               ｔｈｅ               Ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ               Ｃｏｕｒｔ-ａ               ｂｏｄｙ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ               Ｂｕｓｈ               ｈａｓ               ｓｕｂｖｅｒｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ               ｔｈｒｅｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｓｔ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｏｒｉｅｎｔｅｄ               ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｉｖｅｓ               ｈｅ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｔ               ａｓ               ｊｕｄｇｅｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｉｆｅ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｍａｉｎｄｅｒ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ-ｃｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｖｅｒｓｙ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｒｅｖｏｌｖｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｒｅｇａｒｄ               ａｌｌ               ｆｏｒｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｔｉｓｓｕｅ               ａｓ               ｓａｃｒｅｄ.

Ｍａｓｔｕｒｂａｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｉｎ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               "ｍａｎ'ｓ               ｓｅｅｄ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｓｐｉｌｌｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｖａｉｎ."               Ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ,               ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ,               ａ               ｚｙｇｏｔｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ａｔ               ｅａｃｈ               ｓｔａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｅｍｂｒｙｏｎｉｃ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ               ａ               ｆｅｔｕｓ               ａｎｄ               ｂａｂｙ               ａｒｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ａｌｉｖｅ.

Ｔｈｕｓ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ａｔ               ａｎｙ               ｓｔａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｂｉｒｔｈ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｒｇｅｔ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔ.

Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｆｅｌｔ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｔｌｙ               ｗｅｉｇｈ               ｉｎ               ｏｎ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ-ｍｅｎ               ｒａｒｅｌｙ               ｄｏ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｗｈｅｎ               ａ               ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ               ｓｙｓｔｅｍ               ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｓ,               ａｎ               ｅｍｂｒｙｏ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ               ａ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｒｏ-ｃｈｏｉｃｅ               ｅｘｔｒｅｍｉｓｔｓ               ａｒｇｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｕｐ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｉｎｔ               ｐａｓｔ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｔ               ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ               ｍｕｒｄｅｒ-ｂｉｒｔｈ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ.
               Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ｒｅｓｏｌｖｅ.

Ｉ               ａｇｒｅｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｓｅｎｓｕｓ-Ｉ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｔａｋｅ               ａ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｕｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｉａｔｅｄ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ               ａｓ               ａ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｉ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｌａｔｔｅｒ               ｓｔａｇｅ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｉｌｙ               ａｎｄ               ｗａｎｔｏｎｌｙ               ｃｒｕｅｌ               ｐｒｏｃｅｄｕｒｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ａｖｏｉｄｅｄ.

Ｊｕｓｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ               ａ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｂｉｒｔｈ               ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ.

Ｌａｔｅ               ｔｅｒｍ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎｓ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｂｅ               ａｎ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎ               ｉｆ               ａ               ｍｏｔｈｅｒ'ｓ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ｄａｎｇｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎ               ｃａｓｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｒａｐｅ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｃｅｓｔ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｍｙ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｑｕａｌｍｓ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ,               Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｐａｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｏｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｒｃｉｎｇ               ａ               ｗｏｍａｎ               ｔｏ               ｃａｒｒｙ               ａｎ               ｕｎｗａｎｔｅｄ               ｐｒｅｇｎａｎｃｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｅｒｍ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｇｒｏｓｓ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｈｅｒ               ｃｉｖｉｌ               ｌｉｂｅｒｔｙ.

Ｉ               ａｌｓｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ,               ｉｆ               ｗｅ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               ｍｏｔｈｅｒ               ａｎｄ               ｂａｂｙ,               ａｓ               ａ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ,               ａｄｕｌｔ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｓ               ｔｉｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ,               ａ               ｍｏｔｈｅｒ'ｓ               ｌｉｆｅ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ａｎ               ｕｎｂｏｒｎ               ｃｈｉｌｄ'ｓ.

Ｉ               ｆｅｅｌ               ｌｉｋｅ               Ｓｏｌｏｍｏｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｈｉｓ               ｋｎｉｆｅ               ｓａｙｉｎｇ               ｔｈａｔ-ｍｏｓｔ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｄｏ.

Ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ,               ｓｔｅｍ               ｃｅｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｉｋｅ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｅａｓｙ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｓｏｌｖｅ.

Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ               ａｓ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｐｒｏ-ｌｉｆｅ               ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ.

Ｏｎｃｅ               ａｇａｉｎ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｎｄｏｎｅ               ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅ               ｔｏ               ｄｅｃｉｄｅ               ａ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｍａｔｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ               Ｓｔａｔｅｓ.

Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｐｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｄｕｍ               ｂｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｖｏｔｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｒ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｉｔ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅ               ｖｉｏｌａｔｅｓ               ｓｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｔｅ.
               Ｉｎ               ｓｕｍｍａｒｙ,               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ａｓ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａｔｔａｃｋ               ｂｙ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｉｔ               ｉｓ               ｔｒｕｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｅ               ｄｅｂａｔｅ               ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｅｃｕｌａｒｉｓｔｓ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ,               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ｂｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｇｒｅａｔ               ｄｅａｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｇｈｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｂｙ               ｐｒｏｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅｌｙ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｃｌａｉｍ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｏｆ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｆａｉｔｈｓ               ｓｅｅｋ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ               ｏｎ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｓｐｈｅｒｅ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｌｓｏ               ａｒｅ               ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｌｅｇｉｓｌａｔｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｂａｓｉｓ               ｏｆ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｌａｗ,               ｗｈｅｎ               ｎｏｔ               ａｌｌ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｓｅｅ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｐｅｒｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅ-ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ               ｉｎ               ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ｇａｙ               ｒｉｇｈｔｓ,               ａｂｏｒｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｅｍ               ｃｅｌｌ               ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｒｅ               ｖｏｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｅｎｅｒｇｅｔｉｃ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ｃａｍｐａｉｇｎｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ａｃｈｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｇｅｎｄａｓ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｗｎｗａｒｄ               ｍｏｒａｌ               ｓｌｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｖａｌｕｅｓ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｌｉｆｅ.

Ｉ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ａｇｒｅｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｖｉｅｗ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅ               ｄｏｍａｉｎ               ｏｆ               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｂｕｔ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ａ               ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ               ｓｅｒｉｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｅｃｅｐｔｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｍａｙ               ｏｒ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｈａｖｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               Ｇｏｄ.
               Ｌａｓｔｌｙ               Ｉ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ               ｗｈａｔ               Ｉ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｉｓ               ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅｒｉｓｍ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｈａｓ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ               ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｏｗｎ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ               ａｍｏｕｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｅｒｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ               ｉｓ               ｆｕｅｌｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅｄｉａ'ｓ               ｐｏｒｔｒａｙａｌ               ｏｆ               ｃｅｌｅｂｒｉｔｙ               ｌｉｆｅｓｔｙｌｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ               ｇｌａｍｏｕｒ               ｏｆ               ｔｅｌｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ               ｓｈｏｗｓ               ａｎｄ               ａ               ｒｅｌｅｎｔｌｅｓｓ               ｔｏｒｒｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｈｉｇｈｅｒ               ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｒａｍｐａｎｔ               ｃｏｎｓｕｍｐｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｈａｓ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ               ｔｒｅｍｅｎｄｏｕｓ               ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ               ｄｅｍａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｒａｉｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｓｔ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｖｉｎｇ.

Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｖｉｅｗ               ａｓ               ａｃｃｅｐｔａｂｌｅ               ｌｉｖｅｓ.

Ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｍｅａｎｓ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｌｅｓｓ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｗｈａｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｄｏ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｃｒａｐ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｎｄ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｄａｙ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｉｒｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｐｒｅｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｄ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｌａｃｋ               ｏｆ               ｔｉｍｅ               ａｎｄ               ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ               ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｅｄ,               ｉｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｅｄ               ｏｒ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｗｈｏ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｂｕｙ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｌａｃａｔｅ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ               ａｒｅ               ｆｏｒｃｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｕｐ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｌａｃｋ               ｂｕｔ               ｎａｔｕｒａｌｌｙ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎａｄｅｑｕａｔｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｓｋ.

Ｋｉｄｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｕｓ               ｐｏｏｒｌｙ               ｂｅｈａｖｅｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｙ               ａｒｅ               ｎｏｔ               ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅｄ,               ｐｏｏｒｌｙ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｄｏ               ｎｏｔ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｃｈｏｏｌ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｏｒ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ               ｉｎｓｔｉｌｌ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｐｏｏｒｌｙ               ｎｏｕｒｉｓｈｅｄ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｎｏ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｂｕｙ               ｃｏｎｖｅｎｉｅｎｃｅ               ｆｏｏｄ               ａｎｄ               ｔａｋｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｒａｔｈｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｍｏｎｉｔｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ'ｓ               ｉｎｔａｋｅ               ｏｆ               ｎｕｔｒｉｔｉｏｎ.

Ｉ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃｈａｉｎ               ｏｆ               ｅｖｅｎｔｓ               ｉｓ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｃａｙ               ｏｆ               ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ               ｉｎ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ.

Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ               ａｒｅ               ｃｙｎｉｃａｌ,               ｄｉｓｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｆｕｌ,               ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ,               ｏｖｅｒｗｅｉｇｈｔ               ａｎｄ               ｕｎｄｅｒｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ.

Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ'               ｆａｕｌｔ.

Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ               ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ               ｉｓ               ｌａｉｄ               ｗａｓｔｅ               ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ               ｗｅ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｔｏｏ               ｍｕｃｈ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｎｇｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｅｎｏｕｇｈ               ｉｎ               ｐｅｏｐｌｅ.

Ｗｅ               ｖａｌｕｅ               ｈｕｍａｎ               ｂｅｉｎｇｓ               ｂａｓｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂａｎｋ               ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｖｉｒｔｕｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｉｖｉｃ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ.

Ｒｅｇａｒｄｌｅｓｓ               ｏｆ               ｉｔｓ               ｐｒｏｐｒｉｅｔｙ,               ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ｓｐｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｓｏｌｖｅ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｃｏａｌｉｔｉｏｎ               ｈａｄ               ｉｔｓ               ｅｎｔｉｒｅ               ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ               ａｇｅｎｄａ               ｖｏｔｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｌａｗ               ａｎｄ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ               ｂｅｃａｍｅ               ａ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ               ｔｈｅｏｃｒａｃｙ,               ｉｔ               ｗｏｕｌｄ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｍａｇｅ               ｏｆ               ｉｎａｄｅｑｕａｔｅ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｉｎｇ.

Ｊｅｓｕｓ               Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｆｉｎｅ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｖｅ               ｌｉｆｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ               ｃａｎｎｏｔ               ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒａｃｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ               ｗｈｏ               ａｂｄｉｃａｔｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ.

Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ａｔｈｅｉｓｔｓ,               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｘ               Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ,               ｇｏ               ｈｏｍｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｐｅｎｄ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｋｉｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｔｏｐ               ｔｒｙｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｌｉｖｅ.

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