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In reply to the discussion: Should a really good public policy that has a basis in religious belief be made into law? [View all]Silent3
(15,909 posts)57. For someone using childishly inapt and naive "gotcha" tactics...
...you way too often for victories no bigger yelling "loser!", on no pretext whatsoever, just to get to "loser!" before another kid gets there.
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Should a really good public policy that has a basis in religious belief be made into law? [View all]
cleanhippie
May 2012
OP
If your point was to establish that good public policy can exist, and does, outside of religious
LARED
May 2012
#48
As a believer, It would seem that it is YOU that has the issue with reality.
cleanhippie
May 2012
#23
Hypothetically, if there was a religious-based public policy that was deemed to be...
brendan120678
May 2012
#14
actually, religious beliefs are based on public policy (public opinion really). good people preceded
msongs
May 2012
#18
If it's "really good," you'll find it can be stated with no reference whatsoever to religious belief
2ndAmForComputers
May 2012
#29
The laws against consuming human flesh as a dietary staple have a religious origin.
dimbear
May 2012
#39
There were also many religious and cultural rituals and practices that encouraged...
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#43
There is no such thing as a good public policy that has solely religious origins...
Humanist_Activist
May 2012
#44
I am going to define "good public policy" as "public policy currently favored by ZombieHorde."
ZombieHorde
May 2012
#67