Religious exemption valid?

[Angrboda]

I don't know what to think about religious exemptions. Having been religious, I understand why religious beliefs are granted privilege that other beliefs are not. I think that's right, but I'm not sure that I could elucidate the why I think that or justify it. The problem is that what does count as religion, and what type of religious beliefs and acts should be protected is so nebulously defined that it's open to abuse. In the same vein I'm for the tax exemption of churches, as they are too analogous to other 501(c)3 organizations. We need exemptions for conscientious exemption, whether against baking cakes or vaccines or fighting in wars. But they need to be carefully circumscribed, and it's very difficult to do that.