[extropy-chat] religious liberty

[Zero Powers]

Uh, I'm no apologist for religious people.  But, what are you saying? 
"Religious organizations" don't run for office.  Religious people do. 
Personally I would be disinclined to vote for a Fairy Tale Believer,
all other things being equal.  But the things you advocate for people
running against FTB's are applicable to any political candidate. 
Democrats do whatever they can to maneuver against Republicans, keep
them out of office and vote them out if they are incumbents, and vice
versa.  And that's as it should be.


On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 19:59:22 -0800 (PST), Al Brooks <kerry_prez at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>  Religious organizations ought to keep their tax exempt status; they should
> have complete liberty to refuse medical treatment for religious reasons;
> they should have thorough freedom to worship-- if they want to dress up as
> ballerinas to church on Sunday morning and spray each other with whipped
> cream, that is fine. However I draw the line at them running for public
> office. Naturally they have the right to run for office, but anyone opposing
> them can do whatever they wish to maneuver against them, keep them out of
> office & vote them out if they are incumbents. To hell with them.
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