No, I think that jumpin' to you version of the "Golden Rule" ain't gonna bring enough folk along. We gotta play on their *supposed* beliefs. That means bringin' along something that is familiar...

I disagree. Seems to me the ten commandments have been given quite a long time to accomplish what they are supposed to do, and they haven't been very effective. History shows that. Some of the most egregious crimes in recorded history have been committed by people weilding those very commandments. I'd say, based on that history, that the ten commandments are not at all effective in promoting a civil (or even moral) society.

You are jusr introducing *your* scripture... Fine, but someone is gonna come along an' say, "Hey, you a re CarolC-ist..."... See what I mean?...

Yes, that's right. That's what it looks like when someone else does it. You don't think it's appropriate when I do it. I don't see any reason why I should accept it when you or anyone else does it.

Why not take familiar territory and use it to build a more spiritually hooked up population???

The fact that you don't see the flaw in this statement shows just how religio-centric you are. It is familiar territory to some people, but to Buddhists, for example, a belief in the concept of Karma is what they are used to, not the ten commandments.

Can you see now why this shouldn't even be an issue? Everyone has their own ideas of what is the most effective way of conveying whatever their sense of morality is. The law in the US is quite well codified. We don't need to use someone's religious laws in order to help people understand the reason we have laws.