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Short Story: "Forced Inquiry"

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He nodded.


"For the benefit of our listeners, Daugherty said, boldly eyeing the interloper, "John here shook his head in the affirmative. I guess there wasn't anything inside to rattle, though.


"For the love of God, John shot back, "will you just sit there and shut up, or am I going to have to gag you?


"It's radio, John. The people can't see you shaking your head.


Paula rapped the table. "If you two are finished butting heads, I'd like to explore this. John, and I know you can only answer for yourself, but tell me something. When you encounter a moral quandary out in the world, how do you know what those absolute moral values say to do? Do you pull out your bible? Call a priest? How do you know what to do?


"I just know, that's all. My parents taught me. I've read the bible. I've been to church. Why? Do you have a problem with that?


"No, but I thought you might sometimes. After all, there's a lot in this world that didn't exist when the Bible was written, lots of situations that the people who wrote it could never have encountered. How do you deal with that?


"I just do. I know what's right. There's no question.

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