On the other hand a jury might decide they were out of line. This is the risk family members would have to take. Perhaps the best thing that could be done is to return to a curriculum where critical thinking skills are taught. This would provide a sharp contrast to the mindless cynicism too often preached in the schools today. It is imminently rationale and logical to believe in God and some kind of afterlife, but that does not mean all beliefs about such matters are equal.
Human beings do have the ability to think rationally.
Any religion making such claims about ultimate reality ought to be able to defend itself on a variety of levels whether it be philosophic, historic or scientific. Heaven's Gate was a tragedy. Thirty-nine people took their lives based on a belief in a lie. Unfortunately, Heaven's Gate is part of the price we pay for living in a free society. Mike Fredenburg is the founding president of the Adam Smith Institute.