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The separation of church and state must be upheld at all costs, because it keeps the majority from pressuring the minority. We already have horrific examples of the logical conclusion of a Theocracy, and I am not just referring to the Islamic nations, but the countless incidents of homosexuals being beaten and killed, legally licensed physicians being murdered and many other discriminatory and criminal offenses against those who do not hold the “right beliefs . . . ” America is not one nation under God, but one nation under a Constitution . . . Neutrality offends no one, and protects everyone. Read more . . .
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So when you say ‘pray in school’ I assume you are referring to some sort of Christist praying? As you libertines enjoy a hands off approach to, well, everything, what if the child in question was raised a Satanist? Part of their praying is to sacrifice a small animal while invoking the Dark Lord Azazel. Now, according to you, you HAVE to let that child commit blood sacrifice so as to not offend their religious beliefs. Or the next child who is Muslim and prays loudly for the murder of Jews, Crusaders and infidels….or the domininist Christist who prays loudly for gays to go to hell and for someone to kill the black communist who sits in the oval office (ask Senator Giffords about that one.) Libertarianism will protect hate speech, prejudice and lawlessness. If you let one mindless zombie religionist spew their non-sense foolishness, then you have to let all of them. If they need to pray to imaginary sky-daddie, then let them do it at home or what ever religious indoctrination center that their parents force them to attend.
Diablo Blanco,
Excellent response!
I second that emotion (now I am speaking my age huh).
In Reason,
Madison
As long as their praying doesn’t harm anyone else, they should be able to. Your Satanist example is an extreme one, and to be quite frank, a ridiculous one. Obviously, school rules preclude the “sacrifice of a small animal.” The (fundamentalist) Muslim praying for the extermination of infidels is more nuanced, and to be honest, I’m not exactly sure how I think about that yet.
And I believe hate speech (but not harassment) and prejudice should be legal. The government has no right to tell people what is morally right and what is morally wrong. Being rude for no reason is immoral, but I don’t think you’d like it to be illegal.
I agree. But often, people are oppressed in the name of separation of church and state. It can be taken too far; for example, I think children should be allowed to pray in school, provided no teacher or school official runs the group and there is no dedicated prayer room.