re: #172 doppelganglander

We keep doing exactly what we’re doing: Allow full freedom of religion, under the First Amendment, and prosecuting violations of the law the to fullest extent possible.

re: #196 pre-Boomer Marine brat

I see it as their problem, and theirs alone. By whining, they are setting their religion above everything else — our nation, our (other) religions, et cetera. That, per se, violates our founding principles.

Assume for the sake of argument that a new religion was founded in America: Rapeology. It has priests and temples and rituals and a holy book. It is only open to men.

Because we have the First Amendment, we must allow Rapeology to exist.

But the first and only commandment in Rapeology’s holy book is, “Rape every woman you see.”

So, every member of Rapeology who goes oiut and rapes a woman is arrested and thrown in jail for rape. As well they should be.

But not all of them get caught. And because the religion starts to get a lot of publicity, it starts to attract more adherents, and to the great frustration of everyone, Rapaeology gains millions of adherents. And there is a overwhelming crime wave of rape in the US.

Now, we catch as many individual Rapeologists as we can, but most go uncaptured because the police are overwhelmed.

Now, according to our constitution, all religions are legal and allowed, so we MUST not ban Rapeology. But every Rapegology sermon is basicaly a call for everyone to go out on a raping spree.

What would you do in such a situation, if you were the Chief Justice of Supreme Court, or the President, or someone with the ability to affect policy? Would you try to ban Rapeology? Try to re-define it as not being a “real” religion” Or just let the country become a non-stop crime scene of rape after rape?