<i>Religion presents a widespread, structured set of beliefs.</i><p>I&#x27;d rather say that religion presents a social identity, and prescribes a set of beliefs. The identity is what matters more to most people than the beliefs.<p>However structured it may be, you still end up with a set of arbitrary limitations based on majority rule. I agree with the GP that if some religious conventions are innocuous enough that they can be allowed for a part of the population, then they should be allowed for all, regardless of social identity. And if certain conventions are deemed dangerous, they should be disallowed regardless of religious sanctity.