Daniel Ehrenberg wrote:
Freedom from religion is the censorship of pagan
religions (even though there is really nothing wrong
with them), accused cults, "destructive" faiths like
some fundimentalist Islam, and otherwise "barbaric"
religions. Some say that these religions do not lead
to anything constructive and just destroy things. I
don't believe in it, but we must acknowledge that many
do. Since this POV is held almost exclusively by
Fundimentalist Christians, I suggest that we use their
POV about what should be blocked. I'm just trying to
be realistic here; if we blocked [[christianity]],
that may be more NPOV, but not practical for the
dominant wetern world. Remember: this filter is only
optional. It is not forced on anyone.
This is not at all how I would define the difference between freedom
"of" and "from" religion.
Freedom of religion is the right to practise the religion you prefer.
Freedom from religion is the right not to have a religion (including a
state religion) imposed upon you. Any country that has been established
on the basis of a particular religious belief is bound to have problems
with this.
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