More on Moral Values

I like this article by Jennifer Wheary, "Who Owns American Moral Values." Her argument is that moral values and American values belong to every American, not just Christians or red-state republicans and that values held by others who do not subscribe to a monolithic view of christianity are also valid, moral and American.

"American moral values do not belong to just one side, to one Western religion or Christian tradition, to so-called red states - or to blue ones, for that matter. American moral values are, by definition, ours - all of ours. These values include equality, social and economic justice, environmental responsibility and democracy. They are rooted in philosophical and ethical beliefs that run deep and over which no one group has a monopoly.

One of the most dismaying aspects of this year's election was the attempt and relative success on the part of extreme partisans and conservatives to hijack the meaning of moral values and to recast guardianship of them as the special privilege of a few. More than a few of our officials owe their election or appointment to this hijacking."