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A screenshot of my own Mastodon post from Sep 16, 2023. The post has 344 boosts and 561 likes. A reminder: If your religion requires you to make sacrifices to follow its precepts - like, say quit a job that wants you to do something your religion objects to - fine, I'll defend your right to practice that religion. If your religion requires other people to make sacrifices to satisfy your lust for power over them - like banning books or making birth control illegal - then fuck you and your “religion” to the nether regions of the planet. Your beliefs should not make other people suffer.

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A screenshot of my own Mastodon post from Sep 16, 2023. The post has 344 boosts and 561 likes. A reminder: If your religion requires you to make sacrifices to follow its precepts - like, say quit a job that wants you to do something your religion objects to - fine, I'll defend your right to practice that religion. If your religion requires other people to make sacrifices to satisfy your lust for power over them - like banning books or making birth control illegal - then fuck you and your “religion” to the nether regions of the planet. Your beliefs should not make other people suffer.
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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ (realtegan@wandering.shop)'s status on Tuesday, 17-Oct-2023 21:16:14 JST Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈

"Your beliefs should not make other people suffer."
It's a simple enough request. But it's constantly defied by people who think their view of the world is more important than other people's lives.
This was, by far, my most popular post on Mastodon, and I still think about how it struck a chord with so many people. And how true and valid it is, especially now. https://wandering.shop/@realtegan/111075503153042023

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