http://viridia.org/2007/04/01/atheism-and-separation-of-church-and-state/ Imaginative Projects and Interesting Ideas Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:37:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://viridia.org/2007/04/01/atheism-and-separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-3239 Robert McNally Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:02:34 +0000 http://viridia.org/2007/04/01/atheism-and-separation-of-church-and-state/#comment-3239 Open societies require free thought and free speech. Prohibiting a state religion is an important safeguard of those rights. Without the pressure of a state religion all world views can compete on a level playing field, whether they are theistic or non-theistic. Having a level playing field is not promoting one world view over another. In the publicly-funded classroom, providing courses in philosophy and comparative religion also provides that level playing field. Open societies require free thought and free speech. Prohibiting a state religion is an important safeguard of those rights. Without the pressure of a state religion all world views can compete on a level playing field, whether they are theistic or non-theistic. Having a level playing field is not promoting one world view over another. In the publicly-funded classroom, providing courses in philosophy and comparative religion also provides that level playing field.

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