The first of these fears - that liberalism can be dangerous and corrupting - considered in the context of religious freedom can be justified if one accepts the premise that one particular religion is correct and that a failure to enforce it results in the social acceptance of ‘sinful behaviour and consequent eternal damnation. The fear is that if people are not compelled to practice or at least respect one religion and are permitted to criticise that religion or argue against accepting it as true, increasing numbers of people will stop believing in it or regarding it as good.