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There Should Not Be “Religious Exemptions” To Laws (www.currentaffairs.org)

submitted 1 year ago by OneRedFox@beehaw.org to c/socialism@beehaw.org

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If a law should apply, it should apply regardless of how people feel about following it. If the law infringes on liberty, it should be repealed.

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[–] BitOneZero@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

My problem with laws is that people rarely pay attention to their growth and creation, and if they do, it's often with the intention of adding more.

There never was supernatural laws, yet people still largely want to regulate how their neighbors dress, marriage approval, etc. I really don't think religion came from the sky, I think it absorbed what people already wanted. And I think there are modern-day meme systems that are just as much a force as any classic easily-identified religion from 1500 years ago or older.