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Thread #152856   Message #3577449
Posted By: GUEST,Eliza
20-Nov-13 - 01:22 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Pope's Survey
Subject: RE: BS: The Pope's Survey
I'm quite thankful that we are a secular country in which The Law as decided by Parliament pertains. Thus, no matter what religious ethics are heavily promoted by whatever misguided, prejudiced or strange sects, one can have recourse to The Law for a much saner ruling. For example, gay people cannot be persecuted and can marry if they wish, people can have access to contraception, blood transfusions, divorce, and so on. Imagine living under Shariah Law, or being subject to various religious strictures maintained forcibly. It only remains for each adherent here to examine their conscience and voluntarily decide to obey the rules of their religion, nobody is forcing them. As a practising C of E member I am still the one to decide whether I agree or not with some of the 'rules'. (For instance, some of the ritualisation in our services)