My studies show that religion does not restrict the freedom of individual. Some people assume that religion restricts individual freedom and disallows the fulfillment of some desires, whereas, in truth, the aim of religious teaching is not at all to put an end to logical freedom. read more
Christopher Hitchens certainly thought so – "The urge to ban and censor books, silence dissenters, condemn outsiders, invade the private sphere, and invoke an exclusive salvation is the very essence of totalitarianism". read more