Christians and Culture wars
English: Albert Einstein Français : portrait d'Albert Einstein (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) "Life" and "Liberty" are terms that have powerful and positive connotative value to us. We are "pro-life" and "pro-liberty." Such emotionally-laden terms can be definitionally evasive, however, since they stir our passions as well as our reason. As we consider our expectations of the state and our role therein, it is important to be clear about our understanding of such terms. "Life" has both a political and a religious definition. In the political arena, "life" is biologically defined; the state defends "life" by protecting people from acts and policies that would injure or take away their lives, biologically considered. The state may wage defensive war, for instance, to defend its citizens' lives. The state establishes police forces to "protect and serve" our physical well-being, and the stat