There Should Not Be “Religious Exemptions” To Laws
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If a law should apply, it should apply regardless of how people feel about following it. If the law infringes on liberty, it should be repealed.
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If a law should apply, it should apply regardless of how people feel about following it. If the law infringes on liberty, it should be repealed.
Exactly.
There's a massive fucking difference between "usually we don't allow weapons here, but Sikhs wearing a kirpan is fine" and "we're giving you carte blanche to discriminate because you claim your faith demands it", and exemptions almost universally exist because of the latter. If we as a society have decided that discrimination is wrong, then you don't get to claim "But I really need to discriminate because God demands it." You either abide, or you don't get to open the business/school/whatever.
And that goes especially for people like public servants and medical professionals. If your faith says that you can't serve all people equally, then find a new fucking job.