I don't think ANY group ought to get to violate the law, regardless of their claimed beliefs, whether religious or not. Or you could get someone reviving the worship of Moloch and claiming that their religion mandated the sacrifice of children.
What I'm getting at is that I do not think that religion should ever, ever, get a free pass. Its beliefs and practices ought to be as carefully examined, and held to the same standards, as any non-religious beliefs and practices. If we don't think molesting children is okay, it's not okay, whether it's done by a priest, a layman, or an atheist, and regardless of the purported reason why it was done.
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Date: 2012-06-21 04:47 pm (UTC)What I'm getting at is that I do not think that religion should ever, ever, get a free pass. Its beliefs and practices ought to be as carefully examined, and held to the same standards, as any non-religious beliefs and practices. If we don't think molesting children is okay, it's not okay, whether it's done by a priest, a layman, or an atheist, and regardless of the purported reason why it was done.