• Sacred Texts and Public Policy - Bedfellows or Archenemies?

    Sacred Texts and Public Policy – Bedfellows or Archenemies?

    Separation of Church and State does not mean that those who hold to positions on stem cell research, abortion, foreign policy and alike should find non-religious reasons for those positions. So argues Oliver Thomas, who wrote an article in USA Today entitled, “Would God back universal health care?” He wrote, “Mixing church and state might be inexcusable, but the influence of religion on our political views is inevitable. Accordingly, the First Amendment does not prohibit laws that reflect our religious values as long as they have a secular purpose and effect.” It seems that others are less prepared to listen to reasoning that contains reference to deity and religious texts.…