If any of the believers here are confused as to why, on the one hand I attack ALL religions, but at the same time defend this person's right to be a lawyer, it is quite simple.
1. Is the issue of common law and separation of church and state. There is no religious test in America that prevents ANYONE from going to law school and passing a bar exam. You can be a Muslim and a lawyer, a Buddhist and a lawyer, an atheist and a lawyer, a Baptist and a lawyer. And so on. As long as you take the oath to defend your client regardless of your own personal beliefs, and you accept that due process of the accused prevents our society from becoming mob rule vigilantes, you know your job and have earned your law degree.
2. That is still a separate issue than your personal claims outside a courtroom. I can value your rights as a fellow citizen and your right to do any job I have, and separate you from your claims. I can like you personally without liking everything you claim.
I value the constitution which is why I defend her right to be a lawyer. That is a completely separate issue than her personal belief in Allah.
1. Is the issue of common law and separation of church and state. There is no religious test in America that prevents ANYONE from going to law school and passing a bar exam. You can be a Muslim and a lawyer, a Buddhist and a lawyer, an atheist and a lawyer, a Baptist and a lawyer. And so on. As long as you take the oath to defend your client regardless of your own personal beliefs, and you accept that due process of the accused prevents our society from becoming mob rule vigilantes, you know your job and have earned your law degree.
2. That is still a separate issue than your personal claims outside a courtroom. I can value your rights as a fellow citizen and your right to do any job I have, and separate you from your claims. I can like you personally without liking everything you claim.
I value the constitution which is why I defend her right to be a lawyer. That is a completely separate issue than her personal belief in Allah.
