We should be protecting the right to religious freedom

Danish officials plan to criminalize Koran burnings after controversial incidents in Denmark and Sweden and increasingly heated protests and deteriorating relations with other countries.

On Aug. 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it “intends to criminalize improper treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community.”announced it “intends to criminalize improper treatment of objects of significant religious importance to a religious community,” specifically singling out the public burning of holy books like the Koran or Bible as an example.

But in a free, secular society, it’s not the government’s role to pick and choose which belief systems deserve protection from grievous offense, and what criticisms against them are “improper.”it may intervene The ministry has also suggested it may intervene when other “countries” and “cultures” are insulted in a manner that “could have significant negative consequences for Denmark.”

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