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Originally Posted by Combwork
In the good old US of A (Land of the brave, Home of the Free) you've got a lot of legal rights which you fight to preserve, but which are in contradiction with each other.
Example. Some Evangelical Christian Churches claim that their faith allows them to using physical chastisement to "drive the Devil out of a child". This is a nice gray area. Religious freedom is protected under your Constitution, but does it allow child abuse in the name of religion? If so, how far does it go?
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In my opinion, while the state has no jurisdiction over one's immortal soul, it does have jurisdiction to protect others from bodily harm. Therefore, to the extent that one's religion imposes bodily harm on others, the state has a legitimate interest in preventing such harm.
Regards,
D-Ray