Dec 21 2007
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“ But what enrages me is that increasingly they insist that their beliefs should become the law of the land. They want the power of the state to be used to force me and others who don’t share their beliefs to abide by their beliefs. By what right do these believers demand that the power of the state be used to enforce their particular moral views?
— Michael Costello; from his article “Beliefs don’t deserve the force of law” in the December 21st 2007 edition of The Australian newspaper.







