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Originally Posted by MattyC
Freedom of religion is fine, as long as it is understood that your religion governs no one but yourself and is not an excuse for acting for/against anyone else, circumventing or trying to change the laws of whichever nation you reside in.
Religious practices and beliefs should not be guiding the freedoms, laws, or rights of any nation, even if the vast majority of people living there fall under that sect. And yes, this applies to the US (and to a lesser extent, Canada) as well.
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And large swaths of the world don't understand this thus my issue with religion. It's ironic that the one thing that most religons seem to ignore is "Freedom of Religion"...
I'm am so, so, so, so, so happy I live in the Western world.