I'm not here to trample all over people's faith/beliefs but to ask if/why such beliefs should hold such high value in our society?
So where am I comming from? Well we can freely question almost anything in our society/lives; morals, political beliefs, actions and reactions, motivations, interactions, foreign policy, education, welfare, how we raise our children, law and order and so on..........
However we are positively discouraged from questioning people's faith/beliefs/religion! We are also actively encouraged to accommodate and allow for people's religious beliefs, and this is the bit that really irks me! Why is it that if something is done in the name of a religious belief/practice then we are expected to accept it with little fuss where if any other excuse were used we'd be up in arms?
We endure arguments of whether animal rights should take precedence over religion, whether saving the life of a child should take precedence over their parent's beliefs, should freedom of expression take precedence over religious sensitivities?
For me you may as well base stuff on the football team you support;
"I can't comply with the company dress code because I'm a United fan and therefore I must be allowed to wear a United shirt at work."
As far as I'm concerned this is no more ridiculous than anything done/not done in the name of religious beliefs!
So why do religious beliefs hold such high status and is it right that they do?
