Few people appreciate that many religions are NOT a personal choice. Some religious doctrines teach that the covenant (or agreement, or law) is NOT between the individual and the Deity, but between the entire group and the divine personage. If one member of the group violates the law, then the entire group is punished. In that case, it is the "duty" of the members of the group to "police" everybody for compliance. One of the unique things about the USA and the Bill of Rights is that it declared the legal independence of every person and the legal rights of every individual to be free of this type of group identity and group coercion.
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William Schaeffer
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