Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Does religious freedom really exist if the government forces us to adhere to religious behavioral standards?

I believe what Thomas Jefferson wrote, that government is instituted to protect individual freedoms. The government should only enact those laws which are necessary to secure our ability to live and exercise personal freedoms and which don't impose on anyone requirements that are unnecessary to reach that goal. Imposing Muslim dietary restrictions upon Christians and Jews would not secure religious freedom for Christians and Jews, nor would denying Muslims the right to observe those restrictions.

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