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To: algore
It's not nearly as clear as you're making out. Just as a starting point, you are not being discriminated against because of your religion itself -- which is always illegal -- but rather for certain behaviors that are barred by a policy that is applied equally to every one. Those behaviors may be dictated by your religion, That is not always illegal, and there are plenty of cases saying that. For example, lets say someone's religion forbids them from bathing, and they have tremendous body odor as a result. Should a restaurant be permitted to deny them admission, or an employer require them to eliminate that smell as a condition of being employed? Of course, and the law agrees.

Or lets say you have a religion where intravenous injections of heroin are part of the religion. Can the feds still make possession /use of heroin illegal? Of course! Same with sex with minors, or any other behavior associated with a religious belief that is part of a facially-neutral policy that has a reasonable, legitimate purpose.

27 posted on 05/23/2021 11:03:20 AM PDT by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Bruce Campbells Chin; algore

Here another example of where the bar would be correct.

Many Sikhs carry a ceremonial knife with them at all times. It’s part of their religion.

Now let’s say a bar has a “no weapons allowed” policy. That bar would have every right to have that policy!

And so the bar denies a Sikh with a knife admittance. Has the bar discriminated against that Sikh? No. Their problem is with the knife, not with the Sikh.


38 posted on 05/23/2021 11:18:40 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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