| ??? 10/25/11 18:20 Read: times |
#184361 - limits Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
50+ years ago, I read a book, by a fellow name John Masters, called The Deceivers, which, basically, focused on a group in India that practiced its religion by killing innocents. I doubt that would be tolerated here. Of course it wouldn't, because there are laws against murder, which courts have indicated supersede the religious beliefs. This can be explained as, "Your right to practice your religion ends where this other person's right to life begins." A less extreme example is that some religious groups claim that certain illegal drugs are "sacred" and as such should be allowed to be used in rites. Not all "bible thumpers" are stupid or crazy, but religious extremism isn't limited to the followers of Islam. There's plenty of "We're right and everybody else is wrong" to go around in that arena. The word you seek is "fundamentalism," and it's a mental condition for which treatment should be sought. -a |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| wot I don't understand is.... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| People have to think for themselves. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Yes, we're all individuals! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| What troubles me ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Its very simil | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Difference | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Double post ... sorry! | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Some time back ... | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Unfortunatetly, "thinking" doesn't help. | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| you're probably right | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| No. More a question of hands-on feedback from known sources | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| why he can't be arrested | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| Shouldn't it matter HOW he practices his religion? | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
| limits | 01/01/70 00:00 | |
While I agree with you ... | 01/01/70 00:00 |