My religion is Catholicism, a flawed church of flawed men. I apologize for the long post to follow.

When it comes to governance, much like God, I believe that all men are entitled to free will, to choose moral and immoral actions. Where the right to decide for one's self ends is when that decision affects the private property rights of others (i.e. theft, murder, public health, fraud, ect).

As long as one does no harm unto others, personal decisions are at their own discresion. However social pressure, extra judicial, is another concern. Government's role is to treat everyone equal while protecting private property rights and handling torts in the courts. Right of association, whom one chooses to do business (or not do business) with is entirely up to the owner and consumer.

In this scenario, racial or ethnic discrimination (or really any form of discrimination) is legal, but makes for poor business as the local community would not likely tolerate such action causing boycotts, trouble finding employees willing to work for said business, and vendors no longer wishing to be associated with said business. The market and the court of public opinion decide issues of morality where no rights have been violated.

When it comes to regulating and executing the powers of government, separation of powers both between branches and levels is also important, just like the separation of responsibilities within the Holy Trinity. The Father is the Federal Government, the watch maker. They enshrine the Constitution and set the global rules that act as a frame work and a last line for conflict resolution. Jesus is the state government. They interpret the framework of the Father and show us how we should live in those rules, tailoring government to the needs of the people in that state. The Holy Spirit is local government, intervening in the personal lives of people to lift them up, council them, and keep them safe at the individual level.

In many ways, the Trinity can be used to explain the 3 branches as well. The Father makes the laws (Legislative Branch), The Holy Spirit executes them (Executive Branch), and Jesus interprets them (Judicial Branch).

Just some interesting philosophy to chew on.