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• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  the solution isn’t telling people what not to believe

  Absolutely correct. However, I think far too often in society we err too far on the side of respecting religion. As some examples:

  • Religious institutions or individuals should not be permitted to discriminate on the basis of either religion or religious belief. A sexist teacher can’t choose to not teach women. A racist bus driver can’t say “no black people on my bus”. A religious doctor, or any doctor at a religiously-affiliated hospital, should not be allowed to refuse to provide certain procedures because of their religion.
  • Religions should not receive special taxation status.
  • Religious rituals like prayers should not be involved in any civil procedure like the opening of parliaments and city councils.
  • The only time religion should ever be involved in actual Monday-to-Friday schools should be as part of dispassionate academic discussion of theology, not from the perspective of evangelising.

  Etc.

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