As bad as it might be to destroy a creature made in God's image, it might be very much worse to be creating them after images of one's own.
You know, I love wearing heels. I wish I could wear them all the time, but, you know, my sport doesn't really permit it.
Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself.