If someone was convinced enough to send money/time/effort to a particular sect or denom or schism, and that franchise outlet for 'God' had a sacred tome or book or scriptures of some sort, it would be reasonable to expect those adherents to be scrupulous in observing all those tenets of their faith, to the best of their abilities, particularly and especially if they believe there are items in their 'God' book they feel strongly even non-adherents should be following, even in cases where sizable minorities, and in some cases, majorities of those non-adherents, do not desire to.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
