Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Is it wise, is it legal, is it possible to legislate morality? Yes, say the authors in this landmark book on the church/state debate. Existing laws legislate morality already, but whose?
Table of Contents
Should we legislate morality? -- Is it constitutional? -- Is it enforceable? -- Is it ethical? -- Whose morality is being legislated? -- We the people -- Roots of the power shift -- We the Supreme Court -- Whose morality should we legislate? -- Yours or mine? -- Ours! -- How should we legislate morality on the tough issues? -- Homosexuality : tolerating ourselves to death -- Abortion : choosing ourselves to death -- Euthanasia : exterminating ourselves to death -- Where do we go from here? -- The declaration of independence -- The constitution -- Transcultural examples of the common moral law.