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Originally Posted by aklim
And that is fine. Even among the superstitious, they have their own flavors. I should NOT be able to impose my superstitions or beliefs on you. I mean, if you want to accept that the moon is made of cheese, I have no issue. I support your right to believe that. Just don't make me go along with it. Such it should be for all beliefs. Should I make you worship Thor just because I do? I think not. Should I pass a law to make you NOT walk under a ladder because I believe it is bad luck and if you get hurt, you could cost me money? I think not.
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Should the government take tax money and use it in some way that morally offends the tax payer? Is that not like forcing me to worship Thor, in your example?
This is a tough nut to crack. If we decide that it is NOT OK to use tax money for offensive actions, then the government would soon be immobile ( not necessarily bad...) because every possible action (or inaction) offends someone.