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Banning face coverings
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RE: Banning face coverings
(August 18, 2018 at 2:08 pm)Fireball Wrote:
(August 18, 2018 at 11:43 am)robvalue Wrote: Religious beliefs certainly don't have to make sense, or be grounded in anything, even books that are supposedly part of the religion. In fact, since a religious belief can be literally anything, I don't know what the word "religious" really adds to it. It's just telling someone that it's a belief that you're never willing to change, or that you think you've been instructed to follow by some grand judge.

I don't see why a religious belief and any regular belief should be treated any differently under the law, in that sense. If I believe wearing a potato sack with holes cut into it is a good way to protect myself from Russian spies, the law should protect me just as much as someone wearing a "religious" face veil; or protect neither.

I struggle to understand the relevance of religion in the law at all, to this end. If I'm allowed to do whatever crazy religious ritual I want as long as I'm not inconveniencing anyone else, then I should be able to do it just because I feel like it, as well.

[notes many potato sacks] You making vodka, Comrade? Tongue

As for your post, well said!

Thanks Big Grin

I'm trying to think of some sort of example where it matters, from a legal point of view, that I'm exercising my religious freedom rather than just my freedom in general. Any ideas?
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Messages In This Thread
Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 17, 2018 at 9:01 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Fake Messiah - August 17, 2018 at 6:24 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Minimalist - August 17, 2018 at 6:52 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Aegon - August 17, 2018 at 7:36 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Pat Mustard - August 18, 2018 at 7:44 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Aegon - August 18, 2018 at 11:13 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Rev. Rye - August 18, 2018 at 11:19 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Sterben - August 17, 2018 at 7:41 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by SteelCurtain - August 17, 2018 at 7:47 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Rev. Rye - August 17, 2018 at 7:52 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by brewer - August 17, 2018 at 7:58 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by viocjit - August 21, 2018 at 9:30 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Minimalist - August 17, 2018 at 8:05 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 17, 2018 at 8:08 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by chimp3 - August 17, 2018 at 9:22 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by vorlon13 - August 17, 2018 at 11:02 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by ignoramus - August 18, 2018 at 1:09 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 18, 2018 at 3:12 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by paulpablo - August 18, 2018 at 2:19 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by vulcanlogician - August 18, 2018 at 3:33 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cyberman - August 18, 2018 at 3:48 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Amarok - August 18, 2018 at 4:03 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by pgrimes15 - August 18, 2018 at 4:51 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by paulpablo - August 18, 2018 at 5:35 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cyberman - August 18, 2018 at 7:16 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 18, 2018 at 7:25 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by LastPoet - August 18, 2018 at 7:50 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 18, 2018 at 11:43 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Fireball - August 18, 2018 at 2:08 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 19, 2018 at 3:15 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by zebo-the-fat - August 18, 2018 at 2:43 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 20, 2018 at 1:19 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by pgrimes15 - August 20, 2018 at 6:26 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 7:31 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 20, 2018 at 11:01 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 11:04 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Silver - August 20, 2018 at 9:07 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 9:22 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Silver - August 20, 2018 at 9:24 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 20, 2018 at 11:10 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 11:20 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 11:25 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 11:27 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 1:55 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 20, 2018 at 11:31 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 11:38 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Valkyrie - August 20, 2018 at 1:57 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Valkyrie - August 20, 2018 at 7:52 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by EgoDeath - August 20, 2018 at 2:08 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by robvalue - August 20, 2018 at 2:44 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 3:01 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 3:56 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 3:59 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Cod - August 20, 2018 at 4:08 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 20, 2018 at 4:24 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by WinterHold - August 21, 2018 at 7:19 am
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Grand Nudger - August 21, 2018 at 10:09 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by Fireball - August 21, 2018 at 10:56 pm
RE: Banning face coverings - by The Valkyrie - August 21, 2018 at 11:46 pm

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