Letters to the Editor
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The Wrong Speech
How about the question that should have been asked for this speech: "Governor, your belief in religion concerns many people, I would like to get your response."
For some reason, a vast majority in the United States believe the application of religious beliefs to government policy is both desirable and good, unless perhaps it might be taken up by Muslims or Mormons. We stand in stark contrast to the rest of the modern world in this regard. Although no examples should be necessary to detail the suffering caused in the name of religion, allow me to cite the millions who have died in the AIDS crisis because of influence of religious dogma on domestic AIDS miseducation. This is compounded abroad where "abstinence and fidelity" is preached to tens of millions who will hear no other message. I do hope the orphaned and dying children of Africa might live long enough to ask us why.
Look at it this way: at least Romney doesn't share the same end times prophecies that seem to be the genesis of policy for the current administration. To some extent, I'd almost prefer a President who knows the public is alert to the role of religion in his decisions. Our current President is a man who sees himself as divinely guided by some Messiah, and has the certitude of convictions to prove it. This delusion is fully enabled by a public that is conditioned to be silent to moral crimes committed in the name of Christianity, and people across the globe are paying the price.