imposing their beliefs on our body politic. Whether it be pluralistic gods, one god or no god. (actually no god is not a religion, but a belief on one issue.)
And that is wherein my problem lies. Religions are constantly trying to get their dogma made into laws that affect everyone. And for some reason people in the US seem to think that if something comes with a stamp of approval of a (in the US) Christian religion that makes it good.
My experience is that a lot of people have used religion to do a lot of bad things in this country.
So if Catholics don't want abortions, then they should not get abortions. But they should not be in a position to deny the 75% in the US that are non-Catholics abortions. And among that 75% is the Jewish population that is frequently lumped with Christians as one religion.
I doubt abortion rules will 'stay in the states.' Far right Christians are aiming for a national ban.
Like many things, people can believe in whatever hooey they want, just don't force down the throats of those of us who do share such beliefs. That is not bitterness, that is wanting to be left alone. But since Paul Weyrich saw the opportunity to exploit evangelicals we have had 40+ years of their trying to turn laws books into bibles.
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