Moral behavior predates Bible

Dave Dawson’s critique of the notorious Ann Coulter (“Can I get an amen?” Oct. 18) is welcome given that she is rarely challenged or rebuked anywhere else. I am weary of her hypocrisy, but somehow this queen of Republican sanctimony won’t go away. It would be refreshing to see “Christians” like Ms. Coulter behave as if the Golden Rule was the cornerstone of their faith, but I’d like to remind people that The Golden Rule, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” doesn’t appear as such in the Bible and predates Jesus by at least 500 years. People were behaving morally and ethically long before the Bible and unfortunately there were also unevolved people like Ann Coulter spewing out hate and intolerance.