We can do this without blasphemy, because it is our own nature, not God, that is the source of our morality.

We are not questioning your authority, sir, but if manners prevent our speaking the truth, we will be without manners.

And we need to do it not within 20 years or 50 years, but within this presidential term because if we don't, we will lose our economy, right after we'd lost our morality.

We're at a unique moment in history, says UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown we can use today's interconnectedness to develop our shared global ethic and work together to confront the challenges of poverty, security, climate change and the economy.

In this respect, it is important for us to be aware of the universal set of moral intuitions so that we can reflect on them and, if we choose, act contrary to them. We can do this without blasphemy, because it is our own nature, not God, that is the source of our morality.