Religious Liberty in an Age of Toleration

By Malgwyn | September 15, 2009

“Religious liberty is at the heart of a free society. What can be the meaning or value of economic freedom or freedom of assembly or freedom of speech or freedom of the press if our consciences are not free to believe or disbelieve, to worship or mock, to convert to or from one belief system to another, to change our minds? All human freedoms are important, but religious liberty is the foundation for all the rest. It is the freedom to think for yourself. This makes religious liberty our first freedom in importance and in order.
“While religious toleration is a creation of the state, religious liberty is an unalienable right rooted in our nature as humans. It is the freedom to choose, practice, share, and live in private - and in public - the faith each of us believes. Religious liberty sees religion as a positive human good that is healthiest and of greatest benefit when it is most free, . . .”
So what about religious tolerance in Britain and how do we fare when measured against repressive countries when it comes to Religious Liberty?

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