Leaving others to be happy in their beliefs is a lousy spiritual principle for the society - would you mean don't speak out against racism, sexism, and other well-held beliefs? I think not.

You're confusing beliefs with actions based on those beliefs.

I strongly support the right of a person to believe any damn thing he/she chooses, no matter how evil or stupid I personally consider it. I also support the right of society to limit actions harmful to others or to society as a whole - even if those actions are based on a belief that they are mandated by God's Law.

How are you going to regulate beliefs, anyway, unless you can read minds and are a superb hypnotist? At best, you can force people to lie about what they believe.

Peter.