As we discussed in class there does seem to be, as identified by Okin, a conflict between the freedom of religion and the equality of genders. If we were to accept the fundamentalist sexism as child abuse, the state would be forced, morally, to intervene. Rawls' toleration goes slightly too far.
What I find fascinating is the possibility of considering dogmatic insistence on poorly formed epistemologies as potentially damaging psychological phenomena. I am tempted to think that it is. If we were to accept this, then the state would be forced to intervene in the teaching of religions, at least those that preach the existence of a god.
Is it too far fetched to consider the inculcation of children into religions sects child abuse?
