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As an atheist that's one thing I like about religion: preserving religious freedoms helps preserve the freedom of all people. That said it's not a pure good. R
by adinisom 5y ago
As an atheist that's one thing I like about religion: preserving religious freedoms helps preserve the freedom of all people.
That said it's not a pure good. Religions can push for oppressive laws that match their beliefs.
- elzbardico 5y agoand let's not forget that not having a religion is a religious freedom.
- badrabbit 5y agoAs an atheist I would expect you to understand "good" in your opinion might be "bad" in others'. For example, I think some forms of oppression are good. Like by all means opress jihadism,death cults and hardline communism. Also, secular laws are seen as opressive to religious people.being forced to make a secular sign feels as opressive as being forced to pray at school. Both are a majority population implementing shared belief