# Freedom of religion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-religion/385756>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [December 27, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-religion/385756 "2006-12-27T16:18:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-religion/385756/21 "2006-12-28T19:12:40Z")

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Let me be ridiculous for a second:

I start a religion where one of the basic tenats is to convert people to my faith or kill the non-beliving infidels. Of course, I base this on my own interpretation of the Crusades and Inquisition thus believing that this sort of action holds religious validity in any Christian country.

I start my new religion’s Crusade by killing a bunch of people? Does the government have the right and responsibility to stop me and punish me? If so, then we have established that there are limitations on freedom of religion just like there are limitations on freedom of speech or assembly.

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**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-of-religion/385756/22 "2006-12-28T19:14:50Z")

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[QUOTE=villa]  
Re Hooch at the Altar.

Well, I haven’t been to non-Catholic communion since moving to the States, but back in the UK they always used real wine (though watered) and the punter always got a slurp. I am always surprised at weddings in Catholic Churches to see that the priest keeps the good stuff to himself up there.  
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In the United Methodist Church in the US, we use red grape juice. In fact, Welch invented grape juice so that it could be used in Methodist communions and alcoholics or non-drinkers could partake.

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