Re: France to fight cults

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Jun 06 2001 - 00:56:10 MDT


scerir wrote:
>
> France has become the first country in the world
> to introduce specific legislation aimed at controlling
> the activities of cults. The objective is to combat
> the 175-odd movements of a quasi-religious nature
> considered a danger to society.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,499586,00.html

So, they don't believe in freedom of association? Freedom of
belief? Freedom to act on your opinions and beliefs?

They believe the state can and should decide what is supposed to
be suppressed for the "good of all".

This is worse than a thousand cults.

- samantha



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