Closing "religion loopholes" [View all]

Religion needs to be completely irrelevant when deciding issues of law, ethics, and morality. People shouldn't be able to hide behind what they say their religion is. Whatever it is, it should simply be ignored. All that matters is what their atoms are doing and what they say their atoms will do. We don't care what they believe.

For example, if someone says their religion requires them to annoy other people or threaten them or even injure them, they should simply be charged with annoyance, threatening people, and conspiracy to commit violent crime.

"Booga Booga the Mighty" told you you have to spit on the sidewalk to cleanse your spirit every Saturday and Wednesday at Dr. Pepper time? It's in the "holy book" of Boogism? No one cares, Sweetie. If you spit on the sidewalk, you get the fine that goes with it.