Paul’s point is supported by those Christians who interpret “shall not be unevenly yoked” broadly as requiring separation — including discrimination against others of other beliefs. I have relatives who (formerly) were of exactly this belief and know some Christians who still adhere to them.
On another point made by someone — there is huge difference between a law that permits people to discriminate and one that prohibits it in terms of how people will act. Having to sue to vindicate rights is never the better way to set things up — now it is not a matter of showing discrimination for the person excluded, it is a matter of showing non-substantiality of the religious point (impossible) and the compelling interest of the state and the least restrictive alternative was being used. That burden of proof is much harder to meet. Technically the burden is on the discriminator to show substantiality, but how does one negate a naked claims of a belief that to not discriminate would be to be complicit with evil? Steve On Mar 27, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Finkelman, Paul <paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu> wrote: > But does this mean that "religion is not protected? Will we see claims that > members of certain faiths do not want to hire (or even serve) members of > other faiths? I think the language of the Indiana law and some of these > other laws might allow this. > > > ************************************************* > Paul Finkelman > Senior Fellow > Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism > University of Pennsylvania > and > Scholar-in-Residence > National Constitution Center > Philadelphia, Pennsylvania > > 518-439-7296 (p) > 518-605-0296 (c) > > paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu > www.paulfinkelman.com > ************************************************* -- Prof. Steven D. Jamar Assoc. Dir. of International Programs Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice http://iipsj.org http://sdjlaw.org Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime, Therefore, we are saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; Therefore, we are saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone. Therefore, we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own; Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness. Reinhold Neibuhr
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