Article: COLUMN: Morality has place in American politics

Louis Schuh
University Wire
11-08-2004
(Daily Mississippian) (U-WIRE) OXFORD, Miss. -- Some of my friends and acquaintances are baffled by the election results. Especially disturbing to them was the amount of people who said moral values was the most important issue in deciding their vote.

These friends seem to believe any imposition of morality upon the populace is a violation of rights, and they certainly view voting based on religious morality as a violation of church and state.

Since my religious beliefs play a great role in my political opinions, I feel compelled to defend my right to make decisions based on these beliefs.

From a practical standpoint, a vast majority of Americans on both ...

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