Some folks are all about “You must do what I think is right or you’re harming me.” I find that quite annoying. Things like insisting on (“christian”) prayer in schools or claiming that a woman exercising free will over the use of her body should be illegal. But when we have GOOD SCIENCE to show why we all should do something, and you claim it’s personal choice… well, I’m okay with you harming (only) yourself, but I’m damned if I think your freedom to believe horse (pucky) extends to the point where you’re allowed to infect my aging parent with a deadly disease. Or teach your kid flat lies about science, math, history or politics. I’m okay with you teaching your kids religious silliness, but even there, you (nor I) should be allowed to teach them to hate on the basis of anything but actual behavior.
Some folks are all about “You must do what I think is right or you’re harming me.” I find that quite annoying. Things like insisting on (“christian”) prayer in schools or claiming that a woman exercising free will over the use of her body should be illegal. But when we have GOOD SCIENCE to show why we all should do something, and you claim it’s personal choice… well, I’m okay with you harming (only) yourself, but I’m damned if I think your freedom to believe horse (pucky) extends to the point where you’re allowed to infect my aging parent with a deadly disease. Or teach your kid flat lies about science, math, history or politics. I’m okay with you teaching your kids religious silliness, but even there, you (nor I) should be allowed to teach them to hate on the basis of anything but actual behavior.