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Religious Tolerance

Wikipedia introduces "Freedom of religion" like this: Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance. It also includes the freedom to change one's religion or belief.[1] Freedom of religion is considered by many people and most of the nations to be a fundamental human right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion It is interesting to compare this fundamental human right with what the Bible says - not least because many Christians claim humans rights come from God. From NASB: Deuteronomy 13:6 “If your brother, your mother’s son, or your son or daughter, or the wife [e]you cherish, or your friend who is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom neither you nor your fathers have known, 7 of the gods of the peoples who are around you, near you or far from you, from one end o