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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire

Western secularism is founded on the fact that religion is the domain of the individual.

If you want to enforce a law which justifies itself on a particular religious belief rather than rationalism (another foundation of Western civilisation) then perhaps you should move to Iran?

You have every right to voice your opinion on the matter. But rationally speaking from purely an ethical standpoint... I ask you... which is more fair?

A law which forces everyone to follow your religious beliefs regardless of whether they believe them or not?
Or a law which lets everyone decide according to their own beliefs? Including yourself

I've already walking an line here with several of my posts, I'm not going to go there with you. Not to mention that will take this far off topic. I'm certainly not going to turn this into an debate about religion and request that you do not either.

I'll ask you which is more fair, an law which puts an higher tax on cigarettes then coke (Pepsi etc.)? Laws in essence are NOT fair. Every Government is majority rule, only few like the US (constitution) has some measure to provide with minorities. Regardless of that, you cannot expect individuals to put away there compass to make law, (how in the first place are they supposed to have any understanding of what they view when they are asked to discard there held views), if there not an rationalist why should they be required to think like one?

Oh, I so do like your Iran comment, So many much says about that.