I am NOT saying that Conservatives are the only ones doing this but many of the "Neo-cons, " either knowingly or unknowingly try to push their values on other people. In issues such as gay marriage, teaching the biblical story about how the earth was created in public school SCIENCE classes when there is no SCIENTIFIC evidence to back up this theory and some students do not follow the bible , abortion, and pushing western culture into the middle east and in other places around the world. Shouldn't we just let people live their lives and have the right to privacy, as long as they are not hurting a living person or animal, economically, physically or emotionally? I was talking to a man from Argentina and he was telling me they are losing of their culture, because everything is being Americanized. They are losing their traditions as are many other countries of the world. Shouldn't every individual just be able to practice their values without other values being shoved upon them?
Evolution is taught in SCIENCE classes because it is a SCIENTIFIC theory and there is evidence to back it up. When you can prove that God created the earth in 6 days and poof everything was created and a woman popped out of a man's rib, with SCIENTIFIC facts and evidence (not a paragraph within the bible), then you can teach it in SCIENCE classes.

There's no way to make sure that you're not hurting any "person or animal, economically, physically or emotionally." Who decides what's the right thing to do? The person who creates American culture and offers it (shoves it all the way to Argentina), or the person who buys it, who partakes in it, who is in Argentina and decides to drop their old customs?

Sure, as long as you include your ideas about pushing your ideas on me and mine (e.g. evolution, social programs etc).

There you go. Your additional details show that you are fine with somone else not "pushing" their ideas on you, but Not quite so alright about pushing your ideology on others.

BTW. You said it yourself evolution is a "Theory". As of "this moment" the evidence supports this theory, in 10 or 100 years it may not. Regardless, it is NOT a non-disputable fact.

IMO, what consenting adults do in privacy is no one's business unless they make it someone else's business by infringing on that someone else's rights. However I don't think our rights are so all encompassing that there is any "right" to never be hurt economically or emotionally. We have the right to be secure in our persons (not be beaten or poisoned) and the right to be secure in our property (to own our stuff), but no right to never suffer misfortune, never endure the betrayal of false friends.

You said it: evolution is a THEORY, not FACT!

Values are important! If you do not value human life why is murder condemned. Value oneself, ones family, ones neighbor, the unborn, the burden the lazy, the illegals, the thiefs, all the felons have values but they are sure in oppositiion to the majority values.

When the morality goes the nation shortly falls. Open your eyes - we live in this atmosphere daily.

i agree with you. But its quite difficult, its human nature to want to want people to think like they do.

Yes, everyone's religious is personal and they should be able to practice it freely, but they cannot try to have the gov't impose those beliefs on the general population, no matter how strongly they feel towards them.

I agree with you.

No. It isn't that simple. Some people accept torture, some people accept ignorance, some people want to be lead, no matter where. Societies cannot survive if its members don't care about others. And caring, unfortunately, means interfering.

Religion is like a tax free business, they sustain the business afloat by getting more members. If they have the government helping them to get more members that is like corporate welfare. They will never stop trying to make more money.

church should be left out of the classroom.the theory of creation is no different than the theory of evolution.they are just that in the teaching spectrum.there is no proof for darwins theory either.that is why it is called a theory.these are the same scientists that were saying we were headed for a ice age 25 years ago,now they say it's global warming.so you make up your own mind.i dont think in a teaching aspect that either is bad and should be left up to the persons own perspective.

Wouldn't that be nice!!! Unfortunately, that is really not how it is. I get sick of certain people in my family trying to cram down THEIR religious beliefs down my thought. I am my own person and just because I believe in something different doesn't mean that it is wrong or that I am a horrible person. Besides it's really no ones business what the person next to them believes in as long as they aren't bothering anyone else or hurting anything. I completely agree with you. People should just mind their own business and get their nose out of other people's rears.

yes, Bush says freedom, but only his type of freedom......selfish is he not

NO

No. I don't think that something that you are passionate about needs to be kept to yourself.

Regarding the creation.It is makes the most sense when all things are considered. Evolutionists have had hundreds of years to produce the "missing links". If evolution was viable, there would be a BAJILLION fossil records to prove the point. For now, there are many more questions then answers. And I don't see the fossil record becoming more evident anytime soon.

Politically I believe that certain candidates will hurt us. Hillary is one of them. I can't find anything that she claims to do lining up with her short and inconsistent record in the senate. There are others with better records. Check it out for yourself.

http://www.vote-smart.org

I have traveled in South America (which I love), it may be too bad that they become Americanized, but they sure to do like our products and money. I was amazed that I couldn't buy a Portuguese t-shirt in Brasilia or Curitiba!

So, we are globalizing, and the US maybe in the lead, but the European Union is somewhat the same. Apparently, it is called progress.

Again, no. Signed, passionate with a voice guaranteed by free speech.