Politics or idolatry? The limits of compromise.(Of Several Minds) From: Commonweal | Date: June 4, 2004| Author: Garvey, John | COPYRIGHT 2004 Commonweal Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

There is a cliche floating around that people drop as if it were a self-evident truth--a category that may not exist, despite our Declaration of Independence. In anything involving religion, morals, medical ethics, or sexuality, whatever you choose to do is "between you and your God."

Euthanize comatose grandpa? This decision is between you and your God. (Grandpa's God is presumably as out of it as grandpa is.) A woman's decision to abort is between her and her God, and ...

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