Sorry bout getting your name wrong, stupid me
. Anyways, you are right about the marriage of politics and religion, and i guess while a comprimise in the middle is ok, i believe Bush has gone slightly too far. While having god mentioned in law, and on money, and stuff like that, it's fine with me. when religion begins to interfere with things that give so much back to humanity, well, that's where i begin to get mad. and if the pope can influence bush that easily, well, i think that's a problem. the idea of the pope started in a different world than today's, and i don't like how he can so easily influence world leaders to make potentially horrible choices. as to cloning full humans, that's somethnig i don't agree in. thereputic cloning and stem cell research is something that could definitly benefit humanity though.
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also, when this message board gets set up, let me know, cause i'd love to join, get some intellegent discussions going. i've always been interested in these things.