I’ve been noticing that many people on the pro-freedom circuit, for lack of a better phrase, are very much into their religious belief. This, on its own, is fine. After all, freedom enables that. Many are also non-religious and rely heavily on scientific data, statistics and the like. Also fine.
What freedom also enables is a massive variation in possible lifestyles. This means that some people will live in ways that you yourself wouldn’t necessarily live, nor want for your own family, and for all sorts of reasoning behind that. This is not only fine, but needs to be celebrated.
One example of this would be gay couples who will want to raise children. Now, a religious person might have a problem with that because it goes against something in their particular doctrine. A “believer in science” may also have a problem with it because of some study or statistic that says that kids are better off or develop in prime conditions when they grow up with a mother and a father.
Right here, a flag needs to be planted: the validity of the statistic is irrelevant so long as you’re living in a place that offers you freedom. The same goes for the religious doctrine. This is part of the variation in lifestyles and upbringing that needs to already be priced in to your concept of freedom. You’re still free to hold whatever views you like and to choose to live your own life according to them.
However, the moment you start to use your religious or scientific justifications to try and…
