It occurs to me that I don't know why religion and the press get special protection. A good Bill of Rights would guarantee freedom of opinion and the right to express yourself, and would spell out that this doesn't permit malicious slander, disturbance of the peace, spread of hate, revealing state secrets that are properly state secrets, invasion of privacy except when there is an overriding public need, copyright infringement so long as the copyright holder makes the material available to the public at reasonable cost, and plagiarism (except when appropriate credit is provided).
Religious ministers and press reporters should get no special rights or access.
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