It is lamentable when an accommodation that makes good sense is
turned down by a legislature. But I see no reason to think that
forcing assimilation of many behaviors is lamentable. Only the most
rose-colored vision of religion that can think that it should not
assimilate in many circumstances. Religiously motivated practices
have included slavery, the oppression of women, and polygamy. The
oppression of children for religious purposes continues to this day, putting
them at risk of sex abuse, physical abuse, and the suffering and death
associated with medical neglect.
Marci
It's just unavoidable that the Smith rule, without |
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