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An affair to remember
... in the news, here is just a taste of what I say in the section, "The basis for morality and civility ... ": The basis for morality and civility What ever happen to decency, respect, and fair play? Remember when ... . We can't look to government to improve decency, civility, and morality. For that we need to look
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Reducing violent crime in U.S. from the inside out
... dismantle society's basis of morality: "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political ... to produce and maintain civility and decency in society. They esteemed all human life as equal ... , and that without it, civility and decency would utterly vanish. For our founders, moral fortitude
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No child custody for 'gay' dad
... in print," he emphasized. "To eliminate morality as a basis of law would eliminate law itself," said ... the argument that any law founded on morals is unconstitutional," Staver said. Law is "morality
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All politics is local
... was born free because we professed that the basis for human justice, dignity and rights ... most convincingly among those who know us best. Winning local elections on the basis of the claim ... civility. Civility is a fading fashion among some of us, toward some of us -- and we all know it. And we
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The war against religion
... religion-based morality and self-government. Thomas Jefferson asked the question, "Can ... the liberties of a nation be sure when we remove their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds ... no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion
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The truth will find you ouch!
... and our lives. If we are ever to regain civility and morality in our lives, families, communities ... no absolute moral basis and reason to tell the truth, and civility remains nothing more than a pipe dream ... , produces civility, and promotes the old art of telling the truth. Without it, why should we
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Relying on morality
... of Divine Retribution what fool believes our nation can maintain the morality and civility that makes life worth living? ... upon the public trust? Consider. We rely on the morality of the butcher when he says the meat he ... sells is disease-free. We rely on the morality of our pharmaceutical companies when they report
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'The Moral Landscape'
... sober, serious and interesting book than its predecessors. The basis for the book is Harris' own ... Harris courageously attempts to address the Problem of Morality that has plagued atheist philosophers ... of a morality derived from a religion, scientists and other secularists have concluded that all
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Obama's 'most important message'?
... to restore morality in our homes and civility to our land. Our founders believed morals flowed from ... and their legislators are grounded in morality, the best of laws will be broken and the worst ... of laws will be made, legalizing immorality. We can't look to government to improve decency, civility
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Homosexual marriage: A slippery slope?
... or pedophilia. Not to worry, they say. We always draw the line somewhere. Oh? Upon what basis will we ... is the justification for gay marriage, why shouldn't it be the basis for these other behaviors? I realize ... is a blow to traditional morality no matter how you cut it. But the wholesale abandonment of moral