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Coercion

“Not everything that’s a sin is a crime—let alone one punishable by death.”

By Filings on Mon, 06/05/23
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Don’t Pretend the Ugandan Homosexuality Law Is Christian - Russell Moore

The Futility of Coercing or Punishing Belief

By Filings on Thu, 09/10/20
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“…trying to use force to compel belief is both impossible (external pressure cannot change inner conviction, though it might bring external conformity that the person doesn’t really believe) and counter-productive (pressure and punishment turns people against the approved ideas).” - Veith

“Ahmari’s attack on French moves beyond simply an attack on French’s support for religious liberty, and moves to an attack on French’s civility”

By Filings on Thu, 05/30/19
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“By styling political debate in terms of ‘an enemy,’ Ahmari adopts what might be called the ‘Flight 93 Election Forever’ style of politics, which sees democratic politics as not a matter of debate, persuasion, or compromise, but one of war with an ‘enemy.’” - The Bulwark

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