[WikiEN-l] Just to throw this out there...

[Ray Saintonge]

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.

Ec