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<p>[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 12426, member: 7"]</p><p>"Whether or not it hurts someone" is irrelevant. Things are not necessarily illegal because it "hurts someone", for example, desecrating a corpse, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism_and_polygamy">polygamy</a>. They would just be objecting to the comparison on the grounds of "but this is different because..." while completely missing that the difference they're pointing out is immaterial.</p><p></p><p>> "Apples are comparable to oranges in that they both contain carbohydrates"</p><p>> "HAH! You can't compare <a href="https://youtu.be/QI1133W2GHU?t=517">apples to oranges</a>! They're two different things!"</p><p></p><p>The root of the matter is, "freedom of religion" does not mean that "<em>it's my religion</em>" is a get-out-of-jail-free card. You still need to follow the laws regardless, or else. What it means is that the government can't restrict you from practicing your religion.</p><p></p><p>If "practicing your religion" means "holding up traffic", you're going to jail for holding up traffic, not for practicing your religion.</p><p>If it means blasting music in your apartment at midnight, you're going to jail for disturbing the peace, not for practicing your religion. </p><p>If it means murder, then you're going to jail for murder, not for practicing your religion.</p><p>If it means abortion, then you're going to jail for abortion, not for practicing your religion.</p><p></p><p>If you get arrested (or are restricted from) for going door-to-door talking about the bible, provided you follow all other laws regarding, "<a href="https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1023/time-place-and-manner-restrictions">time, place and manner</a>", then you'd have a case. </p><p></p><p>"Their" argument is fatally flawed, because "they" do not know what "they" are talking about.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Houseman, post: 12426, member: 7"] "Whether or not it hurts someone" is irrelevant. Things are not necessarily illegal because it "hurts someone", for example, desecrating a corpse, or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism_and_polygamy']polygamy[/URL]. They would just be objecting to the comparison on the grounds of "but this is different because..." while completely missing that the difference they're pointing out is immaterial. > "Apples are comparable to oranges in that they both contain carbohydrates" > "HAH! You can't compare [URL='https://youtu.be/QI1133W2GHU?t=517']apples to oranges[/URL]! They're two different things!" The root of the matter is, "freedom of religion" does not mean that "[I]it's my religion[/I]" is a get-out-of-jail-free card. You still need to follow the laws regardless, or else. What it means is that the government can't restrict you from practicing your religion. If "practicing your religion" means "holding up traffic", you're going to jail for holding up traffic, not for practicing your religion. If it means blasting music in your apartment at midnight, you're going to jail for disturbing the peace, not for practicing your religion. If it means murder, then you're going to jail for murder, not for practicing your religion. If it means abortion, then you're going to jail for abortion, not for practicing your religion. If you get arrested (or are restricted from) for going door-to-door talking about the bible, provided you follow all other laws regarding, "[URL='https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1023/time-place-and-manner-restrictions']time, place and manner[/URL]", then you'd have a case. "Their" argument is fatally flawed, because "they" do not know what "they" are talking about. [/QUOTE]
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