04-27-2021, 04:45 PM
DeusxMac wrote:
[quote=cbelt3]
“Religious Exemption “ !
Yeah… that’s NOT what separation of Church and State means. It means the State cannot impose a religion. It does NOT mean that the State cannot impose laws on religions.
Not quite...
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
So? The courts have long ruled that there are limits on that "free expression". To use the absurdly ridiculous example, if some religion came along that wanted to perform human sacrifice, the laws against killing still would apply. No amount of "free expression" argument would be accepted.
There are many other laws that "free expression" will not be enough for a religion to avoid. Limited exemptions have been carved out, but in general religions have to observe all laws that apply to everyone else.