Freedom of Religion and Freedom from Religion

Freedom of Religion and Freedom from Religion Nov 13, 2018 20:10:35 GMT

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Post by goz on Nov 13, 2018 20:10:35 GMT

Nov 13, 2018 14:21:09 GMT CoolJGS☺ said:

Nov 11, 2018 21:37:11 GMT thorshairspray said:

Who mentioned protection from hearing about religions? I certainly didn't.

You cannot have freedom OF religion unless you also have freedom FROM religion. Islam allows non Muslims to be taxed additionally, would that be permissible under the 1st Amendment? No, thus no religion can impose its beliefs on anyone else.

You don’t have freedom from religion unless you prohibit religion in some way. There is always going to be religious influence where there is freedom of it which is a good thing. We both agree that this is not imposing.

Freedom of religion protects against the discrimination found in suckier countries.

How, and why? I don't understand how this works. Are you blind to the fact that in some cases, it CAUSES discrimination?

Let's take the example of homosexuals.( or in fact any dissenting or non-approved group)

Due to the nature of a certain religion disapproving of those groups,( and it is problematic if it is the major religion of a place) they hypocritically approve and practice discrimination against them.

This can NEVER be a good thing.

Freedom of religion should only be an ethos which allows the practice of a choice of any religion freely AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T INFRINGE the rights of others.

Freedom FROM religion means that if you choose not to engage in any religious activity or FURTHER live your live in some way that is CONTRA to the beliefs of another religion, then you should also have that right.

Simply, in other words, NO religion should EVER override other people's human and civil rights. EVER.

So yes. The right of freedom from religion implies that IF the religion discriminates in an illegal a secular way, then it should have prohibition against breaking laws.