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Originally Posted by Original Position
Nah. Religious freedom means the ability to practice the religion of your choosing without government (or social) restriction. Some religious practices lead to oppression and discrimination, so restrictions on those practices are in fact restrictions on religious freedom.
And religions practice freedom from oppression and discrimination, which is an impetus for social protection, like civil rights laws, for those freedoms.
Which seems like it leaves the oppressors and discriminators as the one's oppressed and discriminated against.
However, since the supposed freedom to discriminate and oppress leads to people remembering and discovering the actual freedom from oppression and discrimination. It looks like case of one thing leads to it's progressive better.
Look how oppressors and discriminators appear to reap what they sow after people realize there is freedom from oppression and discrimination. When people value better freedom, what can oppressors and discriminators do?
Plus, it may fit their description better that the religion organizations which still practice oppression and discrimination are acknowledged as political organizations. Particularly those which stake their means to oppress and discriminate in with politics and authoritarian methods.