Sentences with phrase «religious coercion»
"Religious coercion" refers to the use of force, pressure, or manipulation to make others follow a particular religion or belief system, even against their own will or without their consent. It involves imposing or enforcing religious practices, beliefs, or values on individuals or groups, thereby restricting their freedom of choice and expression. Full definition
And while no one forces adults to go to church, the poster who you responded to was discussing the one form of religious coercion that does exist, ie forcing kids to go to church.
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CCLA's position in the case is that State - sponsored religious coercion, in the form of the recital of a religious prayer at public city council meetings, violates the right to equality and freedom of religion and conscience, and that these violations can not be justified under the either the Quebec or Canadian Charters.
They were able to introduce their measure as a secular and rational initiative directed against religious coercion.
Although George rejects this contention, an argument parallel to his can justify religious coercion; indeed, Saint Augustine presents such an argument in a letter to the Donatist bishop of Cartennae, Vincentius.
Indeed, Gottlieb enthusiastically underscores how Mendelssohn's support for religious pluralism «is appropriate to life in a cosmopolitan, diverse society,» applauding his theologically based opposition to any kind of religious coercion and his emphasis on how religious beliefs promote «individual flourishing.»
Some philosophers, nervous about the possibility of religious coercion and intimidation, have concluded that religious people should keep their faith out of public life.
Initially an opponent of religious coercion, Augustine came to permit it both for theological reasons and on the basis of its empirical success: people who at one time had rejected the Church eventually gave it their willing allegiance - after the imposition of coercion led them to reconsider their views.
More than 70 percent of the world now lives with some form of religious coercion.