Re: organizations for ending organized religion?

From: Lee Daniel Crocker (lee@piclab.com)
Date: Thu Jul 18 2002 - 16:06:27 MDT


> (Mike Lorrey <mlorrey@yahoo.com>):
>
> > If you want freedom of belief, then you must have
> > freedom from the dogma of other beliefs. In order
> > to escape their dogma, they must be prevented from
> > standard pressure tactics, or blatantly forcing
> > their views.
>
> I wasn't aware that you had a right to prevent people
> from speaking. You have a right not to listen, to get
> up and go elsewhere, or to rant your own dogma right
> back at them until they get a clue and shut up.

He does have a point, though: the line between "dogma" and
fraud, coercion, and brainwashing are not that easy to draw,
and I wouldn't necessarily think an organization that wants
to draw the line inside of what is normally permitted to
religious organizations was a bad thing. Need I mention CoS?

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Lee Daniel Crocker <lee@piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lee/>
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