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Old 06-15-2013, 06:38 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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You're right that being a member, even a practicing one, of any religion should not bias us one way or another on whether or not a person is a criminal.
However, in almost every country in the world, an alien who wishes to enter that country for the purpose of religious proselytization must have a special visa to that effect, and can be arrested and deported or jailed if they proselytize in violation of their visa classification. That makes their status in the country "illegal", and we all know that that makes them criminals, right?
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Old 06-16-2013, 05:22 PM
 
Location: Earth Wanderer, longing for the stars.
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However, in almost every country in the world, an alien who wishes to enter that country for the purpose of religious proselytization must have a special visa to that effect, and can be arrested and deported or jailed if they proselytize in violation of their visa classification. That makes their status in the country "illegal", and we all know that that makes them criminals, right?
Is this true? I didn't know.
Certainly, we do not have such a stipulation.
Although I am not one, I tend to side with atheists on most of these debates, but I cannot see why any person should be restricted from talking about their religion or lack of it.

I might draw the line on religions that kill in the name of their god, be it humans or other animals. My mind in no way can comprehend there being a god who makes that a requirement. In the ideal world there would be no killing and a god should epitomize the ideal, not the crass.
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