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Originally Posted by SebC
Democracy is just one value... and it's a very flawed system, just the best one we've got. Ever heard of "tyranny of the majority"? When the majorities wants to oppress minorities, they should be able to? The US religious right are a group who would use "majority rules" to deny basic human rights to other groups (e.g. equality to homosexuals). They are exactly why the actions of the government shouldn't be dictated by religious doctrine.
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Yep.
The state should be completely secular. Its the only way to ensure the basic freedom of religion that so many 'religious fundamentalists' preach about all the time.
They just fail to understand that giving them to the freedom to believe whatever they want applies to the other side too, not matter how distasteful the belief is.
Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of RELIGION....all these are equally important. Along with the others ones I missed too.
And the only way that is possible to the degree that it SHOULD be is in a completely secular state.