No one can deny that our current political system is plagued by a vicious partisanship that is threatening to tear this country apart. But what else is to be expected when subjective moral values are used as the basis for public policy?
Dan Faas’ column Love drives same-sex marriage fight (SN 11/24) is a good example of this. It is the well-intentioned, but holier-than-thou logic of religious fundamentalists such as Faas who are preventing this country from coming together.
As a devout Christian, I hold my religious beliefs and morals no less dear than Faas. However, in a country that is founded on freedom, liberty and the separation of church and state, social policy is not the place for imposing those beliefs on others. How can we as a nation hope to unite together and promote a more peaceful world order if some people spend more time punishing “wickedness” than checking their own hypocritical self-righteousness? Let he who is without sin create the moral policy for this country.
Mr. Faas, if you truly love your fellow man, as you claim you do, then I challenge you to put aside your belief in your moral superiority in favor of peace. After all, is our mutual hero himself not the prince of peace?
Marla Kalmbach
international relations and theater junior
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