[Skybird]

U Crank, I think you will have a great time if you become a Muslim and move to Saudi Arabia or Iran. There they have the kind of religious freedom that you propose.

And btw, I AM silent about "my atheism" as long as I do not run into another debate on religion claiming special right and freedom for itself - at the cost of those not wanting to have anything to do with it. that in a thread on religion you have opinions pro and against,m should not surprise you. If this were a thread on cuisine and cooking recipes, you would get these instead.

I am also not making a fuss about me breathing air. Only when I run into somebody trying to hold my nose and mouth shut and threatening to hinder me breathing freely, I become aggressive. Very.

Your freedom ends where you start to consume mine. Your belief must not be of anybody's concern, you have no right to demand that others have to accept limitations so that you can do what you want. The medieval has had religion unchained, controlling state politics and cultural life. It was hell. They call it the dark age not only due to the lack of candles. We must not want religious dictatorships again. Where there is religion reigning, there is the end of free speech, free opinion, freedom in general.

Frau Kaleun also is right on the mark with her notes.