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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
And if the naturists start claiming that it's a religion; that they believe covering up and part of their body (God's creation?) is an insult to Him and His work? What then? Surely, by the same rules of religious freedom that apply to the veil, it would have to be legalized... and accepted in establishments such as colleges.
You can't start picking and choosing, deeming one religion more legitimate than another... the rules have to be the same across the board. So, either it's OK for a college to disallow the veil, OR all religious freedoms are valid, and so they'd have to allow these new Naturochristians (that I have just invented AND named, awesome) to exercise their right to religious freedom by attending college buck naked.
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You really don't understand the difference? Firstly, naturalists have been partaking in the removal of clothes for milennia, and not once have they even tried to claim it as religion. Naturalists seem fairly comfortable with themselves, and I really couldn't see a load of irate naked people suddenly deciding that they want to be able to be naked in the streets and in schools.
Finally, you can't just claim yourself a religion and have access to religious freedoms. There are conditions that need to be met in order to receive religious benefits. There is a name for a group of people that get together and claim they are a religion, and that is cult.
I am an anti-theist, I neither believe in, nor want any religion, but I'm arguing to allow religious freedom, I'm arguing to allow complete civil liberties, and if religious dress crosses over, then they have the right to wear what they want, be it a veil, or a beard.
11-10-2013, 07:50 AM
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