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NullTuples

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8. The joy of "religious liberty" / exemptions is that there is no proof.
Tue Nov 2, 2021, 04:04 PM
Nov 2021

There's no need to provide citations from primary texts, as each sect - sometimes each individual - has their own interpretation. Some religions don't even have a primary text. All claim to be divinely inspired to their "truth".

Religious beliefs are an opinion. A personal one, perhaps. Maybe even sincere. They are literally irrational (ie, cannot be proven).

But sometimes they are also transitory, and strangely match the emotional needs of the believer.

And that's why they should never, ever be used as a Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card when it comes to imposing on the liberty of others.

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I'm with you. I'd really like to see what a religous exemption looks like. nt Biophilic Nov 2021 #1
I agree about Christian Scientists AZSkiffyGeek Nov 2021 #2
The Testing Protocols used Stem Cell lines derived from decades-old fetuses. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #5
Now That Is Cold, Sir The Magistrate Nov 2021 #13
Good way to challenge. LiberalFighter Nov 2021 #19
Maybe a Christian scientist could, but I don't se how anyone who has a history of vaccinations can JohnSJ Nov 2021 #3
Maybe you could provide the actual quotes? lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #4
Added. nt Xolodno Nov 2021 #6
TY lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #7
I liken the Numbers bit to the old joke.. Xolodno Nov 2021 #20
Sodom and Gomorrah may have been an actual thing. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #21
Yes, Xolodno Nov 2021 #31
The joy of "religious liberty" / exemptions is that there is no proof. NullTuples Nov 2021 #8
Exactly. Faith is belief in something that can't be proven. Xolodno Nov 2021 #18
I agree, except that last bit. There is no requirement for religious consistency, at all. NullTuples Nov 2021 #33
Religious exemption to the vaccine...how hard is it to get one? CJW Nov 2021 #9
Not true. The Pope does not set Canon. NullTuples Nov 2021 #10
The Pope does not set Canon. CJW Nov 2021 #12
And here in America, many Bishops & priests beneath them push a very different message NullTuples Nov 2021 #15
Don't know but it should be impossible YessirAtsaFact Nov 2021 #11
Exemptions have a lot of wiggle room. AJT Nov 2021 #14
Flip side... Xolodno Nov 2021 #24
Eazy PXR-5 Nov 2021 #16
stupid people pamdb Nov 2021 #17
Let them go to a religious hospital. lagomorph777 Nov 2021 #23
HR departments establish and apply guidelines to decide whether Hortensis Nov 2021 #22
Heh. Xolodno Nov 2021 #26
:) Exactly. Reportly a lot of cases are going to be hitting the courts, Hortensis Nov 2021 #28
The authorities seem to be taking a dim view gratuitous Nov 2021 #25
Thanks! Xolodno Nov 2021 #29
At the pediatric office from which I retired... 3catwoman3 Nov 2021 #27
I think the "weed out" portion is telling. Xolodno Nov 2021 #32
So golden calf and gods pissed 48656c6c6f20 Nov 2021 #30
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