Word: moralizing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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King's original letter posited that Harvard "has a moral, ethical and legal obligation" to prevent copyright infringement over its networks, but cited no specific legal statutes...
...moral priority to include everyone in our prosperity," Summers said. "Now, it is more than a moral issue...
...Lieberman also says, "I know religious people who I consider not to be moral, and I also know people who are not religious who I consider to be extremely moral." He says that an atheist in the White House would not bother him, if he thought the person was good. And he would be a fool to claim that his religion alone provided the correct set of beliefs--he must be well aware that he is a member of a small minority in America...
Religion does play a very large role in the lives of many Americans, and it is usually a positive one. To say that does not demean atheists, or imply that one cannot be moral without religion. It is like saying that caring parents or close friends play a large positive role in the lives of many Americans. A person who grew up without either can still become a productive, happy and gentle member of society. By the same token, many people who had both kind parents and close friends will fail the test of life...
...consider myself particularly religious, but I do not feel offended when someone like Lieberman speaks about religion in a public context. As long as he asserts that no one religion is better than another, as long as he realizes that anyone who isn't religious can be just as moral as anyone who is, as long as he does not try to force his religion onto others, and as long as he does not prostitute his faith for votes, I'll feel comfortable watching him on the campaign trail...