Blaming may or may not be efficient in changing behaviour. That does not matter though. We cannot blame a person for being brought up in a certain way, but tha

Blaming may or may not be efficient in changing behaviour. That does not matter though. We cannot blame a person for being brought up in a certain way, but that does not mean we should give them carte blanche to control anything of importance if their views are so heinous to our sensibilities. If you were brought up to believe killing people is ok. I will not blame you for believing that, but I will also not let you watch my children alone. When it comes to the major religions, the views expressed by their followers are rarely so offensive to us that we wish to limit their practitioners from keeping important posts in society(1). That is the entire point of society accepting the religions. They are declared sacred, acceptable, and free from discrimination. Being a holocaust denier or similar should not offer you the same protection. (1): Whether this is a good thing or not is up for debate, but it is irrelevant to the point I am trying to make. The fact is that freedom of, and acceptance of, religion is central to western society.