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No Exit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-17-05 02:17 AM
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18. You're right. It is a seminal belief of many religions that you must
help a fellow human being who is in need of basics such as food and shelter.

Jailing religious people for following this very important tenet of their religions (numerous religions) would be jailing them for practicing their religious beliefs. Not allowed unless the religious belief in question is on balance too disruptive, or contrary to settled law, to be allowed. (For example, polygamy, though an alleged "religious belief", is still not allowed to be practiced legally.) And there is nothing disruptive or contrary to settled law about FEEDING or SHELTERING a person in need.

Unconstitutional.
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