migamoo

A lot of threads sometimes turn to a morality debate, so I figured, why not have a thread dedicated solely to the topic.

Discuss! And please remember to be civil!

elisheva

I think morality in terms of ethics, yes, should be a consideration in politics and public policy. Morality in terms or religious or divine morality - not so much.

sunnykerr

Ethics, yeah. Definitely. That's part of a person's ability to do the job.

Morality... to me that's too subjective, which makes it a personal matter which has nothing to do with any job performance, whether in politics or no.

Bronson

First of all, I don't need politicians preaching morals to me. Many who do are in no position to do so like Newt Gngrich. As Larry Flint revealed that those who got on their hight moral horses with Clinton, were themselves guilty of moral misbehavior.

Ashleigh

I think there is generally a universal difference between right and wrong, good and evil. I don't think religion and politics mix, but without a moral code, we don't have anything to fight for. If we believe that all morality is relative, then how do we legislate and protect others?

quaist

Yeah, they definately mix.

Best example: Abortion

sunnykerr

Alright, point taken. But then maybe we should ask ourselves "should they mix?"

I totally get what you're saying, Ashleigh, but if we take abortion as an example... maybe we shouldn't since there's already a thread on that subject... Okay, the death penalty, for instance.

That's a really tough one for me to discuss because I have religious beliefs that would tell me that the death penalty is absolutely wrong no matter what the circumstances.

But then someone might bring up their religious beliefs as to why it is absolutely right...

So, based solely on religious arguments, we'd be at an impasse.