Ivy if someone is religious good for them. I have an uncle that used Christianity to quit drinking and I applaud him for it. But I object to religion influencing our laws and decisions. Religion should be outside of the pentagon and Capitol hill. You make your decisions based on political beliefs and the laws already in place. If we used the bible as a blue print for our nation we would be walking backwards to the bronze age.
On another note ivy I don't think every idea a "liberal" comes up with is ok quite the opposite, my views economically lean conservative. In fact the super left annoys me as much as the super right. Both sides are awful at times. But I don't like movements like the tea party because it appeals to a small base of Americans, is extreme in their economic and religious views and would have Christianity play an important part in our government. That to me and many people including republicans is dangerous
I'm not saying we use the Bible as a blueprint. But to completely throw certain religious
influences out the window isn't practical. Even now, our laws against theft and murder, stem
originally from "Thou shalt not steal" and "Thou shalt not kill."
Heck, even the secular liberal like Obama and Biden know they can't throw religion out the window. Why do you think they go to church and act like they really believe?
