Until the "religious viewpoint" on anything is dismissed, we will never have real progress.

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68. That's the way I see it, yes.

The OP doesn't think public policy should be based on religious beliefs and would prefer if everyone agreed with him. Obviously everyone does not. I fail to see how that makes him a "bigot". I hear all the time from the religious that because it is their firmly held "belief" that we all must "respect" it or we are bigots. I think that's ridiculous. Your ideas are no more worthy of respect than anyone else's. Your ideas should be tolerated. No one should suppress your ability to think anything you want, believe anything you want, worship anything you want and express those views any way you want. I should likewise be able to say "I think your ideas are stupid". You are free to say "my religious ideas should form the foundations of all public policy". The OP thinks that's a bad idea.