Comments on: Human Rights Abuse? http://tomgpalmer.com/2007/06/23/human-rights-abuse/ Personal website and weblog of the libertarian thinker Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brian http://tomgpalmer.com/2007/06/23/human-rights-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-6493 Brian Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:41:32 +0000 http://tomgpalmer.com/?p=1876#comment-6493 RE: "People who are dedicated to their religion put up their own money, buy land, and build a temple, mosque, church, synagogue, or other place of worship. Those who are not dedicated to that religion donâ??t have to pay for it. And the state doesnâ??t have to designate an â??official prayer siteâ? for any religion at all, and therefore avoids designating any religion as â??official,â? thereby designating others as non-official." Here here! Nicely stated, as usual. RE: “People who are dedicated to their religion put up their own money, buy land, and build a temple, mosque, church, synagogue, or other place of worship. Those who are not dedicated to that religion donâ??t have to pay for it. And the state doesnâ??t have to designate an â??official prayer siteâ? for any religion at all, and therefore avoids designating any religion as â??official,â? thereby designating others as non-official.”

Here here! Nicely stated, as usual.

]]> By: Tom G. Palmer http://tomgpalmer.com/2007/06/23/human-rights-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-6492 Tom G. Palmer Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:19:56 +0000 http://tomgpalmer.com/?p=1876#comment-6492 All the more reason to disestablish the church! All the more reason to disestablish the church!

]]> By: David T http://tomgpalmer.com/2007/06/23/human-rights-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-6491 David T Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:20:03 +0000 http://tomgpalmer.com/?p=1876#comment-6491 Your point would be valid *if* the Greek government were simply taking a laissez-faire attitude toward *all* religions (not just Islam). But this does not appear to be the case: "The Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ is established by law as the 'prevailing' religion of Greece. The Orthodox Church is financially supported by the government and exercises significant political and economic influence. By virtue of its status as the prevailing religion, the canon law of the Church is recognized by the Greek government." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Greece" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Greece</a> Your point would be valid *if* the Greek government were simply taking a laissez-faire attitude toward *all* religions (not just Islam). But this does not appear to be the case:

“The Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ is established by law as the ‘prevailing’ religion of Greece. The Orthodox Church is financially supported by the government and exercises significant political and economic influence. By virtue of its status as the prevailing religion, the canon law of the Church is recognized by the Greek government.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Greece

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