[w1andsodidwe]

If participating in some aspect of civic life, like graduating high school or paying a traffic fine, forced you to commit a sin to do it properly, would you feel your rights were imposed upon?

So if my religious teachings believe that abortion is a sin, can I use this to prevent the school from taking my daughter for an abortion without my permission? Can I also request that all other children in the school be prevented from getting a school sanctioned abortion because it is a sin to me? This has been tested and the courts have found that this is not a reason for denying abortions to school children.

Is it because my sin is a Christian sin, and thus not as important as a Muslim sin? I think I detect a double standard here.

[voltaires_zit]

> So if my religious teachings believe that abortion is a
> sin, can I use this to prevent the school from taking my
> daughter for an abortion without my permission?

Nope, but you can use it to not have an abortion yourself.

> Is it because my sin is a Christian sin, and thus not as
> important as a Muslim sin?

Nope, it's because neither of the examples you gave is causing YOU to violate your religious principles.