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> statements expressing sincerely held religious beliefs I have an issue with this one. What is it about a religious belief that makes it any more important an
by throwaway85405 5y ago
> statements expressing sincerely held religious beliefs
I have an issue with this one. What is it about a religious belief that makes it any more important and protected than an atheistic belief? And how can "sincerely held" be defined? If I make a religion for the sole purpose of hating a group I would otherwise be prohibited from hating, is that OK? What if I indoctrinate somebody into that religion, can they say hate speech and be OK because they're sincerely holding that religious belief?
- jbay808 5y agoThere's already a defense for truth, so I imagine the religious belief defense is there to avoid the Crown getting stuck in an argument about whether or not a given religion is "true", and the courts having to rule that it is not. For a secular belief, you'd probably stick to arguing that it is true, seeing as you sincerely believe it to be true.