Re:Charlie Hebdo: first cover since terror attack depicts pr...
by eloisant on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @08:44AM
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People living in a secular democracy can distance themselves from the religion they were raised into. A lot of them do actually, and convert from one religion to another or become atheists.
People living in a totalitarian state can not always pick their religion (as in "the official religion is mandatory") but that's not a reason to restrict freedom of speech, including freedom to criticise religions, in our democracies.
People living in a totalitarian state can not always pick their religion (as in "the official religion is mandatory") but that's not a reason to restrict freedom of speech, including freedom to criticise religions, in our democracies.