Compulsory participation in a ritual and mandatory performance o

Avalon - Compulsory participation in a ritual and mandatory performance of a ritual's actions tell us nothing about a participant's values, beliefs, or patriotism. Compulsory allegiance to a value or a country's leader is meaningless. Compelling a person to participate in a ritual or express allegiance to an idea or leader has no place in a democratic, free society. We condemn such conditions in dictatorships - North Korea, for example.