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mondo joe

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Wed Oct-19-05 05:21 PM
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31. The two are not alike. Freedom of belief is the same, in the end, as

Edited on Wed Oct-19-05 05:22 PM by mondo joe

to be free of others' beliefs. For example: If you live next door to me and believe women should not be allowed to wear pants, that's fine so long as you respect that the women in MY house don;t have to live by your belief.

Guns are something altogether different, because a gun is a physical object, not a belief that can be limited to its adherents.

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