Question by nikki: Why is freedom of religion necessary for a functioning democracy?
*use modern example to prove your point.
I just need some help with my presentation. this is only of of the questions i have to present about freedom of religion and i was having a hard time with it. so if you could help me out, i would really appreciate it.
please and thankyou<3
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Answer by Toadly Ossum
It seems to be accepted that 85% of the population needs to be in compliance with a law in order for it to be effective. A lower level of compliance ties up too many enforcement resources to be effective.
For any society, there must be a common moral character to encourage compliance. Among different religions, there are still common moral themes upon which most can agree to establish a law. Where only one religion prevails, or none, government becomes a theocracy, establishing laws based upon the teachings of the elite few.
Whether or not there is really morality to those laws is impossible to establish since there are no other moral precepts to compare them to. By permitting several religions, morality for laws can be drawn from most of them, tolerance of the differences among them, and only the least acceptable of those need to be prohibited.
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Sean Roberts
October 12, 2011 at 6:38 pm
I think you have the question backwards. It should be why is democracy necessary for freedom of religion.
The Pilgrims left England, because they could not practice their religion. They wanted to live somewhere they could practice their religion without government interference.
The Jews were persecuted in Europe because they wanted to practice their religion. The dictator (Hitler) prohibited Jewish freedom of religion.
Freedom of religion is necessary for people to practice their religion. Freedom of religion is the first amendment to the U. S. Constitution, because it is considered so important.