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Originally Posted by GeoffC
When in India, respect their cows .... what we do in 'our world' matters not.
If someone holds a belief that is not one's own, then accept and ignore it; why feel the need to change them? (unless it's an issue detrimental to health (for example).
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ok. let's try this example. in this country many people hold the flag in high esteem and honor. then there are a bunch of folks that feel anytime they need to get their negative feelings towards the government across they need to very publicly burn it. this whole issue came to a head under 1st Ammendment rights discussions, all the way to the Supreme Court. the Supreme Court decided that it IS a constitutionaly protected right to burn the flag while making a statement. so even though a lot of people, myself included hold that the flag is an item deserving of the highest respect and honor, we have to give way, up to and including donning the uniform that that flag represents to protect the first ammendment rights of those folks with an attitude and "something" to say.
is it right to burn ANY sacred object? no, I don't believe so. in this country in particular do we have the protected rights to do so? yes. no matter how it might make us feel and how repugnant we may find such an act, the burning of bibles, korans, mein kampf, the witches bible, flags, copies of the constitution, or any other items held sacred by any group or sub-group is legally protected.