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In The Middle East, Iraq, Sudan, The Former Yugoslavia And Northern Ireland, And Many Other Places In The World, Religion Has Been So Divisive That People Have Killed One Another, Believing They Were Doing The Work Of God.

Many, If Not Most, Americans Can Imagine A Fate Worse Than Death, And It Is A Seemingly Interminable Process Of Dying. For Them, It Is Frightening That Politicians Can Find Ways To Interject Themselves Into This Sad Process.

The Problem Is Not That Christians Are Conservative Or Liberal, But That Some Are So Confident That Their Position Is God's Position That They Become Dismissive And Intolerant Toward Others And Divisive Forces In Our National Life.

When We Vest Our Personal Opinions With The Trappings Of Religion, We Make Religion The Servant Of Our Politics.

The Senate Is Indeed A Deliberative Body, And That Quality Serves The Nation Well. A Slow-moving Government Helps Us Maintain A Stable Government. But Slow Moving Is Not The Same As Immobile.