1. Saying that a group of people is small is not dismissive, or at the very least is not something that should be described as "disgusting."
2. Pointing out that a group of people is small enough that their travails should not be used as an excuse to violate fundamental human rights is not dismissive, either.
3. If a society is going to decide to restrict a right, they should do so only if the exercise of that right gravely affects a number of citizens in the real world. In regard to that, see my challenge to swmobuffalo in post 103.
"2. Pointing out that a group of people is small enough that their travails should not be used as an excuse to violate fundamental human rights is not dismissive, either."
See now, that's where we disagree. I don't happen to believe that being able to dictate which job duties you will and won't perform according to your particular belief system is a fundamental human right.