(September 6, 2012 at 12:58 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: But secularism by definition allows for the possibility of ultra-conservative values. As long as those values are not being imposed on anybody else, secularism is perfectly accepting of them.
Since no one is kicking them out, I'd say their values are being allowed.
(September 6, 2012 at 12:58 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: I think maybe conservatism is more than just being conservative. A big part of it is also being in an environment where people are not doing things you consider morally abhorrent.
Perhaps it would be like being an atheist and living next to a mosque. Or hearing your neighbors praying to God. Or having to deal with ramadan, and the like.
It is exactly like that. I live near two different mosques and in a community that frequently have big religious ceremonies that frequently block the traffic. Trust me, being awakened every morning at 5 by prayers being shouted from loudspeakers, as if the two mosques were competing on who could be the loudest, is no picnic. But living with it is a part of living in a secular environment and I don't expect the local government to ban these things just to make me more "comfortable".
