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To: MonaMars
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.

The fundamental human right I'm speaking of is freedom of religion, and it is outlined in the First Amendment.

If someone's religious beliefs tell them that an action would be murderous, forcing them to do it is every bit as grave a violation of their rights as forcing a nun to pose for Playboy (or run a Nevada brothel) or telling a Muslim he can only eat ham sandwiches on the job. Using your logic, why not let employers in states where adultery isn't outlawed decide that sleeping with your boss is a job duty? Would married people be able to object? Nope. It's not a violation of a right if their silly little belief system considers "forsaking all others" to be more important than their job requirements. And wouldn't it be even better if the State forced employees to do this, because it might help the economy or something?

We're talking about people who believe that filling a particular scrip will be the same as being an accomplice to murder, and you treat it like it's the same issue as a Muslim wanting to take the whole month of Ramadan as paid vacation. And you chide others for being "dismissive" of others' feelings.

134 posted on 11/13/2005 8:03:44 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (Howard Dean thinks I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.)
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To: Mr. Silverback

"We're talking about people who believe that filling a particular scrip will be the same as being an accomplice to murder, and you treat it like it's the same issue as a Muslim wanting to take the whole month of Ramadan as paid vacation. And you chide others for being "dismissive" of others' feelings."

Hmm. You're chiding me for chiding others for being dismissive at the same time as you dismiss the hypothetical religious concerns of muslims. If I'm a hypocrite, then so are you. Have the last word.


143 posted on 11/13/2005 8:49:03 PM PST by MonaMars
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