October 6, 2012

Canada's Dangerous Religious Freedom

Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail

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It’s time to speak out against religious freedom. Or, to be precise, against its promotion and the way it’s used. To those of us who believe freedoms should be absolute and robust, and are ardently opposed to the persecution of people for their beliefs, this might sound like an odd proposition. What could be more benign than another freedom?

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