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Secular Humanism != hedonism

First it was the godless communists. Now the conservatives have turned the attention of their propoganda machinery towards the secular humanists and their ilk. The ills of this country and the world are blamed on the depravity of the individuals without religion. It is assumed that a moral compass not endorsed by God will lead its holder directly into hedonism. Robert Scheer writes about this in his column 'Values fall prey to hypocricy'.

In related news Maureen Dowd of the New York Times argues that when a man of god commits abuse the effect is much more significant.