If a small cult-like religion somehow get enough followers to be legally classified as a religion, and practices human/animal sacrfices and the like, could that religion legally sacrifice a volunteer from their church? I was thinking about this the other day and started thinking about how secular laws and stuff here are and it freaked me out a bit if there was a situation like this.
2007-03-29 13:35:11 · 8 answers · asked by djaked006 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Actually, certain tribes are allowed to take peyote.
But no, no human sacrifices for anyone.
2007-03-29 13:49:48 · answer #1 · answered by alc051001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, even a big religion can't.
Although religious freedom is protected, it is only protected up to the point where it does not interfere with another person's freedom. Murder is such an interference.
2007-03-29 14:54:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is no religious exemption to generally neutral laws.
Religions may be exempt from certain tax and property laws, but not criminal laws. And while criminal laws cannot be written to target specific religious groups, they aren't exempt either.
2007-03-29 13:37:59 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...a large religon cannot make a human sacrifice either.
2007-03-29 13:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way no how. They wont let Indians take peyote as part of their religion, you think they will let a religion sacrifice.
2007-03-29 13:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by eawolfpack04 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
and again abortion rears its ugly head -- no it's not legal
for ANY religion to make a human sacrifice unless it's a
medical decision
2007-03-29 13:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe that is called murder.
2007-03-29 13:39:52 · answer #7 · answered by Virgo27 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you kidding????
2007-03-29 14:01:40 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋