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Hi Dan,

I did note where you live before my reply. I do understand. A lot of the hipocrisy you witnessed was done by people who had their values drummed into them from birth by misguided leaders. Your country has had a very troubled past, not only religous, but civil. It definitely doesn't make it easy to see anything about religion in a good light.
Laws should be fair, they should also not be so convoluted it takes forever to find someone guilty of a crime. I do believe in justice. If I saw someone harming an innocent, I might very well take my own. Then I would have to be judged, by my actions. I believe the only deterrant to real crime is punishment. Why would anyone not commit a crime again if all they got was a slap on the wrist. I also don't believe we made all criminals become criminals.
I personally don't believe in abortion unless it is the best option for the fetus, or the health of the mother. It should not be an easy out for someone who just doesn't want a child.
The death penalty I do believe in. But that has nothing to do with religion, at least with me. It also has nothing to do with revenge. It has to do with making sure that person never has the opportunity to perform that act, or influence another person to do the same. I don't believe in warehousing criminals who will never get out. But both of these are persomal beliefs. I will never try to force feed them to someone else. I will state my views. I believe in standing up for what you believe is right. I think that is an integral part of morality.