What do you think of this? Advertising of religion such as scientology, the catholic church, palm reading and other superstitious hogwash such as ghost hunts? I know that there is a right to free speech but to what extent is this kind of advertising going to brainwash people? Then affecting their mental health? Surely we value the mentality of children and vulnerable minded people yes? If they are being suggestive as to having the solution to their problems yet have no scientifically verified way to prove their claims is it not classed as psychological abuse for profit?
This is a fundamental question I have been struggling with. Why is it unacceptable for an organisation to physically inflict pain on someone or an organisation to inflict physical abuse but its openly fine for them to subject others to all kinds of psychological abuse and after they have, here comes more religion and superstition waiting to make a profit off of their suffering. Makes me sick, if they are going to abuse people like that, then how do they deserve free speech to promote their ignorant teachings? Should there be a limit? Should we have a few decades of rigorous political change regarding religion and superstition? Or a general law that says if religion or superstition has caused on psychological trauma that they should be prosecuted?
How much longer are we going to permit free speech and freedom to criminals and crooks. This is a fundamental question I have been asking, is it right to do this? Do we value the freedom and free speech so much more than the suffering of the people they are hurting?
It is one fundamental absolute basis of morality battling against another. Where is the fine line here between this, and its extreme; the holocaust? We are in trying times of thought and it seems nobody wants to ask these questions, these VERY dangerous questions.
Please keep an objective mind in answering this question if it offends; please do not allow ego involved here either or the defending of 'values'. This is a very serious question I am struggling with. Please help. With one final note, it has been said that although Democracy works and it is the best system of politics we have compared to the others, it is still a terrible one. And as long as democracy seems to keep this question out of consideration, maybe we should consider it which is why I put forth this original question: Should advertising of religious and superstition be illegal?
Thanks.