Closing "religion loopholes"

[gulliver]

Religion needs to be completely irrelevant when deciding issues of law, ethics, and morality. People shouldn't be able to hide behind what they say their religion is. Whatever it is, it should simply be ignored. All that matters is what their atoms are doing and what they say their atoms will do. We don't care what they believe.

For example, if someone says their religion requires them to annoy other people or threaten them or even injure them, they should simply be charged with annoyance, threatening people, and conspiracy to commit violent crime.

"Booga Booga the Mighty" told you you have to spit on the sidewalk to cleanse your spirit every Saturday and Wednesday at Dr. Pepper time? It's in the "holy book" of Boogism? No one cares, Sweetie. If you spit on the sidewalk, you get the fine that goes with it.

[Norrrm]

1. Have you noticed that those who want to share their religion with you do not want to share yours?

[gulliver]

2. Yes

Some religions want to tell you about themselves or force themselves on you. The better a religion is, the less force it has to use.

Unacceptable religions use force in the physical world. The physical world is where we can judge them and treat them accordingly. Whatever their atoms do, that's them. If their atoms break the law, their atoms go to jail. No one cares what they think.