Is it liberty or equality of result that motivates state neutrality?
Big Daddy, I appreciate your answering my posts. What I am trying to tease out of you in asking my questions on the role of government is whether your commitment to what I suspect is a rather extreme version of what counts as neutral in church-state relations is primarily motivated by a concern for liberty of conscience or equality of result. I make no bones about my commitment to individual liberty for those who can use it responsibly, and my complete opposition to equality of result or anything that closely resembles it. I have no problem with people feeling excluded from a community due to differences. I do not sadistically enjoy seeing people left out or not fully comfortable with a social setting, but I am not willing to gum up the works for everyone else as long as no one is physically harmed. For example, in voluntary settings, I am very impatient with canceling, say, a Halloween party because some believe it is sinful or unbiblical to play dress-up on October 31. Here is an exa
