[Discuss] Dictator abusing power

[Jason Sweeney]

> Think about what a ruler who bans priests is actually doing.  He's endorsing
> the peasant's pagan folk religions as the official state religion.  How does
> that make sense?
>
> He can't be taking the atheist view that there's nothing beyond what we can
> see and observe, because that's nonsense.  What makes the wind blow, then?
> Any possible answer he could come up with would be some kind of 'religion,'
> for the purposes of our definition.

Ok... banning someone from playing a priest altogether is a breach of
inalienable rights. Setting up a system where it is disadvantageous
for any noble to sponsor or building a Temple/cathedral/whatever might
be, but that's grey area as long as it is not forbidden. Endorsing the
pagan wishes of his followers is not the same as doing nothing... but
a ruler stating that he feels the people are not ready to convert to
an organized religion without the consensus and donations of the
nobles would be perfectly in line.


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