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I look at moral issues from a secular lens, so it's difficult for me to understand fully the religious perspective. It would be nice to have some authoritative source to turn to, but, well, I just can't do it.
I do accept that faith guides citizens on these issues. But I think that when people take these beliefs formed in their church into the secular world of democratic government, they need to make the case without reference to their religious beliefs.
If it's "right," one should be able to explain why without leaning on the bible. Or without leaning on the Koran, for that matter.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06]
We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05]
We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03]
And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04]
And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04]
And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04]
Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06]
--- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America
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