Posted on 08/09/2010 8:23:26 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
I never realized how Amish I was before... imagine that
I guess everybody could just go claim they object on the basis that it is haram. Make the government prove otherwise.
If I didn’t know better...I would think this bill is designed to convert Americans to muslim or amish.
May even grow a beard...
politics does indeed make strange bedfellows.
That’s always sort of interested me.
Why should religion exempt someone (even the Amish) from our laws?
If my religion says it’s ok to sacrifice virgins, should that be tolerated?
Waht about the Mormons and bigamy?
This would be a great basis for declaring the whole bill unconstitutional!
I want a Catholic exemption because Obamacare covers aborition and euthenasia!!!!
I hadn’t read about the exemption for haraam, but did read that a person who adheres to “faith healing” is exempt.
This was a real hot topic.
In March.
Couldn’t conservative construct a sound theological argument for opposition to a socialized healthcare system and also be exempt?
Without out stretching, they could argue based on the components of abortion, euthanasia, and privacy issues.
Can we make FReeping a religion?
. . . . guess we’re all gonna have to start sporting beards as our first defence against Bamstercare .
“Can we make FReeping a religion?”
Religion gives you a day of rest - FR doesn’t.
Are followers of the constitution exempt?
The content of Obamacare is irrelevant! Any federal version of health care is unconstitutional on its face since Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution does not specifically list regulating health care as an enumerated power! The people are not bound to comply with an unconstitutional act!
Suspect just getting more voters.
It's a bit of a patchwork, but goes back to honoring the pacifism of Quakers as against the power of the state to compel militia duty, and now, the draft.
As you point out, other religious practices (polygamy, human sacrifice) do not obtain protection. Since the government makes the laws, it gets to pick where it draws the line. Some religions are exempt from drug laws (indians can eat magic mushrooms and cactus), tax laws attempt to avoid houses of worship, etc.
I find the area of government vs., religion to be one of the most fascinating to study (reading the cases) because the ultimate rationale for the decisions are telling of cultural bias.
What about Christian Scientists? They refuse to use all medicine due to religious beliefs.
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