Having given the matter some thought, it occurred to me that no free society, that values freedom of expression can afford to insist a belief or idea is ring fenced from criticism, if they wish to remain a free society.
I don’t wish to live in any society that doesn’t allow, or value, the right of any individual to express themeselves freely.
There must of course be consequences, for example, the right to free expression should not allow defamation, either of individuals or groups. Beyond that pernicious beliefs and ideas should be challenged using that freedom of expression.
One of the fundamental issues I have against religions, is that they so often demand worship and adherence to doctrine and dogma above our respect of the rights of other human beings. A pernicious idea, that I can never accept.
…even were they able to demonstrate sufficient objective evidence to support the existence of any deity.