David:
I did say, at one point, that not ALL activities labeled as religious need to be equally respected; nevertheless, the problem is where to draw the line.
Regarding the Mormon example you give: if "marriage" these days is NOT between one man and one woman, as some have suggested, then what is wrong with plural marriage? Isn't enforcing a ban on this practice then not "fundamentally discriminatory?" If for example I believe that same-sex marriage (not "civil unions," but marriage) should be the law of the land, should I not then also support other forms of "marriage?"
In the end my point is only to speak up a little regarding the problems of interfering in religious expression on the grounds of doing a good thing. The main problem is the usual one: Who decides that the interference is justified?
Thanks for the response.
Timothy Lillie, PhD
Dept. of Curricular & Instructional Studies
The University of Akron
Akron OH 44325-4205
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> Tim....I agree with you, but the US government and state
> governments do
> not. In spite of the Constitution both federal and state
> courts upheld the
> right of a southern sheriff to raid church services where a
> live venemous
> snake was being passed around (if it did not bite you then
> you were a true
> believer) because some persons were coerced into handling it,
> minors were
> handling it, and if it escaped it would be a public danger.
> Both state and
> federal courts upheld Arizona's right (or was it New Mexico)
> to suppress
> the use of peyote in religious ceremonies. Religious groups
> must conform
> to the building code and any zoning ordinaces when
> constructing houses of
> worship. And the federal government forced the Mormons to
> abondon bigamy
> in order for Utah to become a state. Religious groups in the US must
> conform to the ADA in all but hiring practices and in all
> non-religious
> places which are public accommodations......David
>
>
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> One small step for mankind and I fall flat on my face.
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