I don't consider myself particularly religious, but I do not feel offended when someone like Lieberman speaks about religion in a public context. As long as he asserts that no one religion is better than another, as long as he realizes that anyone who isn't religious can be just as moral as anyone who is, as long as he does not try to force his religion onto others, and as long as he does not prostitute his faith for votes, I'll feel comfortable watching him on the campaign trail.
David M. DeBartolo '03, a Crimson editor, is a government concentrator in Lowell House.
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