tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post6199038993343603624..comments2024-03-28T18:35:54.237+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: religion linksKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-35710657058810241292008-02-08T07:10:00.000+09:002008-02-08T07:10:00.000+09:00Thanks for the linkage, Kevin. You're right, I did...Thanks for the linkage, Kevin. You're right, I didn't really answer the second question, i.e. <I>should</I> religion and politics be kept seperate? I think I basically agree with your qualified yes---I'll take a secular government over a theocracy any day of the week. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the paradox is that even somebody who adheres to purely secular values still has a "religion" in the broader sense of the word, but as you point out it's one that provides a kind of "neutral ground". Maybe secularism is the intersection of many different religious views, kind of like the overlapping section in a Venn diagram?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com