“Discrimination based on religion,” in American
antidiscrimination law, means discrimination based on the target’s religious
beliefs, not discrimination based on the actor’s beliefs. That’s why someone
who fires employees for adultery, for instance, isn’t discriminating based on
religion (assuming he fires all adulterers), even if his motivation for not
wanting to work with adulterers is his religious beliefs. Likewise, a lawyer
who refuses to represent saloons or abortion clinics isn’t discriminating based
on religion, even if his motivation for the discrimination is his own religious
opposition to alcohol or abortion.
Eugene
From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu
[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Jamar
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 5:18 PM
To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
Subject: Re: Cabbies vs. lawyers
Are not the cabbies discriminating against customers on the basis of religion?
Or is the alcohol proxy enough to remove that taint?
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