Remember, I agree with you. But, even if you look at what you just said, "telling people how to behave". Well, behaving includes "don't hurt each other unjustly, be honest, etc.."
The best way to break down the idea that laws should be based in morals (and with Republicans in control, the implication is "and morals come from (an idolatrous form of) Christianity") is to give people an idea that they think they already knew (and most of them did)... "Yeah, but there's more than one kind of morals, isn't there?"
Really, the difference between "morals" and "ethics" can be awfully hazy, and sometimes the biggest difference is the flavor of the word. "Morals" have been used so often is such slimey ways that it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, sometimes. But I do understand the appeal of the word and the idea.
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Date: 2005-07-30 07:29 pm (UTC)The best way to break down the idea that laws should be based in morals (and with Republicans in control, the implication is "and morals come from (an idolatrous form of) Christianity") is to give people an idea that they think they already knew (and most of them did)... "Yeah, but there's more than one kind of morals, isn't there?"
Really, the difference between "morals" and "ethics" can be awfully hazy, and sometimes the biggest difference is the flavor of the word. "Morals" have been used so often is such slimey ways that it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, sometimes. But I do understand the appeal of the word and the idea.