My hope is that the traditional forms of religion that have dominated the Bush Administration and that have found expression in the abuse of homosexuals, the denial of women's reproductive rights, the opposition to the insights of science, the negativity toward stem cell research and the suppression of competent and responsible end of life decisions will fade quietly from our public life. I regard these forms of religion to be little more than the irrational responses of fear and anxiety found primarily in those who have difficulty in embracing our humanity without a parental deity who appears to encourage many to remain in these childlike and negative expressions of spiritual immaturity.