Creature of Mad Enthusiasms

It sounds as if you're making the assumption that the only alternatives are theocracy or moral relativism -- which is in itself one of the troubling symptoms of the theocracy movement. One does not have to have religion in order to have morals and ethics. In fact, I would argue that it is more moral to believe in doing the right thing because it's right, rather than because you fear going to hell if you don't.