[HollyB]

“There are several reasons why an individual could claim exemption, being a member of a religion that does not believe in insurance is one of them. Islam is one of those religions. Muslims believe that health insurance is ‘haraam,’ or forbidden;...”

This is an important quote, do you have a link?

[Daffy]

This question was bouncing along more so a year ago. Remember, the legislation is lengthy and complex, and under construction since at least Bill Clinton's first term (then called Hillarycare). Here is a link to American Thinker from March of last year:

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/03/amish_muslims_to_be_excused_fr.html

There's another commentary from around the same time:

http://www.meetup.com/The-Central-Ohio-912-Meetup-Group/messages/boards/thread/8892786/

These are, of course, opinions based on evaluation, and seem worthy of consideration.