Reply #190: Following a legitimate spiritual path is a personal choice

[felix_numinous]

emphasis on personal. We have the freedom to believe whatever we want in this country, but we do not have the freedom to act however we want. Ideological persecution works both ways, and it is usually the people with the most guns and money who subject the peaceful people of the world no matter who is religious or not. Religion used as a tool for domination destroys the freedom of religion, which last time I checked, we have in this country.

I believe in education, teaching philosophies and an opportunity to study all the cultures of the world, we have a lot to learn from them. Be careful about becoming a thought policeman, that could definitely backfire in unforseen ways :)