Pros:
It inculcates in a person shared degree of accountability, forthrightness, better trust, and enhanced sense of responsibility.
It is a proficient tool for development of social evolution.
It helps individuals and groups to develop enough confidence to express them in public without any fear of being condemned by the government.
It defends the right of individuals to information and expression in war like situations.
It protects the rights of the non religious individuals within the society.