LETTER: Morals aren’t always religious

Editor,

I have seen a lot of letters on the issue of morality, religion and homosexuality. What some people don’t realize is that having morals or morality itself are not just of religion/god. Morals are standards an individual believes to be right or wrong. Religions teach what they believe to be right or wrong and people abide by them. I have morals myself but I do not believe in organized religion. To pass your moral judgment on others solely based on what religion you follow is simply childish.

A few letters published Oct. 22 stated that history has shown that atrocities tend to happen if a nation removes God from the public. Quite the opposite, the Spanish inquisition and the crusades massacred more people than Hitler and Stalin could have ever hoped to. Hitler, by the way was a Christian (to some extent), and we all know what happened when he used his morals for social decisions. Rome, on the other hand, fell under the rule of Constantine, who was the first Roman emperor to make Christianity the official religion of Rome.

Religious standards used as a form of moral judgment in society will always cause conflict, regardless of who is in the majority. Just because you believe a certain way does not make it the right way. Everyone follows a different path, religious or not, and judgment cannot be rightfully passed on someone because of that.

Roger N. Coulombe