Depends which religion.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If you're talking about privilege, that's fair. If you're talking about harm, then... No, not really.
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Replying to @NSMike1
You do know that apostasy is punishable by death in 13 countries and apostates are often murdered by their families everywhere?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Sorry, I wasn't clear. I meant psychological harm to the individual.
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Replying to @NSMike1
Much hard when your atheism is not accepted by your community. Asked closeted Christians, Muslims Jews etc
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Replying to @HPluckrose
You're talking to a gay man who grew up a closeted Catholic who didn't come out until I was 29. I left my faith behind years ago, and dealt with severe fallout from my family when I came out. I still know I'm not, and wasn't, as psychologically vulnerable as trans people are.
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Replying to @NSMike1
We can insist that trans people are not harassed but not that everyone accept trans identity. Or homosexuality. Or gender equality. They can believe and say what they want. They just can't discriminate or harass.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
So you don't think misgendering a trans person is equivalent to discrimination & harassment?
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Replying to @NSMike1
No. Or a cis person. People don't have to believe other people's views on gender. Trans people don't have to believe radfems and religious conservatives and they don't have to believe in trans identity.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I'm not talking about belief, I'm talking about the act of using someone's preferred pronouns and name & avoiding misgendering them.
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Forcing them to *pretend* to believe they consider someone a woman when they don't.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That's very different than actually forcing them to believe that. Also, in the US, we've had forced pretending codified into law for almost 60 years - it's called the Civil Rights Act. Racists who run businesses/are public servants are forced to pretend all races are human.
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Replying to @NSMike1 @HPluckrose
This has been an overall good for society.
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