So here is an open ended question (interpret it as you will).
How much morality should be in politics? How much should politicians urge voters and citizens to do the "right thing." Or purpose a plan/policy because it is the moral/ethical/right thing to do.
Here are several examples of morality play in politics.
1. "We should have a social safety because it is wrong to let people starve."
2. "We should regulate what children eat because it is wrong to allow children to become obese."
3. "We should mandate worship of God." (Insert Islamic/Christian/Jewish/other religion)
4. "We should stop the genocide in Darfur because genocide is evil."
5. "We should make guns illegal because they harm people."
6. "We should go after Saddam because he gassed/murdered a lot of people."
7. "We should outlaw prostitution because it is sinful."
8. "We should make illegal discrimination and racist actions because they are unfair and wrong."
9. "We should make abortion illegal because killing a baby in the womb in murder."
10. "We should make people wear seat belts because it saves lives."
All of these ideas/political viewpoints are based in morality. Now from an objective viewpoint someone's reason for their moral argument be it secular or theological should make no difference. If one person says we should have laws against prostitution because it is sinful (wrong) how is that different from someone who says we shouldn't let people go hungry in the streets because it is wrong? I ask this question because I suspect that many folks on the forum think religious morality based laws = bad. And yet at the same time they believe secular morality based laws are somehow different and more acceptable.
So how much morality should be in politics and do you see any difference between religious morality and secular morality?