In addition to religious organizations and their respective
affiliates being excluded from having to include contraceptives in employee
health-insurance, non-religious groups with a salient moral stance against the
use of the devices are also exempt—this according to a federal judge in the
United State. The moral stance need not be associated with any religion. By
implication, moral principles are distinct from religious doctrines. Even
though religions incorporate moral principles, the latter are based in another
domain. I contend that the interlarding of the non-native fauna can dilute and
even compromise a given religion, thus undercutting its viability.
The complete essay is at “Moral
Principles and Religion.”
The Ten Commandments on the grounds of the Texas capitol. Do the Ten Commandments serve only a religious purpose? Were they intended to serve only a religious purpose?
