Do secular humanists attempt to push their morality on others? Yes - absolutely!

Do feminists attempt to push their morality on others? Yes - absolutely!

Do homosexuals attempt to push their morality on others? Yes - absolutely!

Do Muslims attempt to push their morality on others? Yes - absolutely!

So please tell me why evangelicals and conservatives should not attempt to push their morality on others?

AK

Aslan..
I would just replace the word 'push' with 'gently persuade and shape'
But I take your point. If one looks at democracy purely in secular terminology, push is a most appropriate word, especially for Robert Ray who once said on talkback radio "Politics is NOT about fairness, its about Power". I guess he is on the 'fringe' of that field at the moment.

And another thing...

Clearly Grayson thinks evangelicals are on the "fringe" of society. That maybe true, but it wasn't always like that. The morality held by evangelicals was once held by virtually everyone in society 50 years ago, until the free-loving, free-rocking, drug-infused pot-heads who still think they're at Woodstock started dominating public policy.

AK

>>The morality held by evangelicals was once held by virtually everyone in society 50 years ago until the free-loving, free-rocking, drug-infused pot-heads who still think they're at Woodstock started dominating public policy.<<

We're talking John Howard, Tony Blair and George Bush here, right?

Pericles,

No, I'm talking about the generation that followed them. ie. Mark Latham's and Bob Brown's

AK

Pericles and Aslan,
I think P mean't the like of Howard etc as being those who epitomize the christian values which Aslan referred do, as a question.
P, I think a democracy would be a very difficult place to manifest consistency in Christian values. Bearing in mind that the Coalition is not a 'Christian' party. (same for the republicans and English Labor). I don't envy them at all. But given the choice of Latham and the likes of Brown, or Howard and crew, the choice is abundantly clear I think. To me anyway. But looking more broadly, I would probably choose Peter Beattie as preferred prime minister :) I just would not have the current federal Labor party in power for quids