Yes, I believe my legal interpretation is correct, and I routinely
criticize the legal academy for its orthodoxy especially in matters of
constitutional law. Group-think is not a good thing in the academic universe.
But we are not talking about academic freedom here. We are talking
Yes, though there is also a question of the professional's intent to use
the professional relationship as a
basis for proselytizing beliefs.
I know we are well beyond the case that started this thread, but it is a
legitimate question, no?
Marci
In a message dated 7/29/2010
On 7/28/2010 3:23 PM, Lisa A. Runquist wrote:
If the person completed all of the requirements to obtain a degree,
the degree should be granted, regardless of their religious beliefs.
That would include allowing someone to graduate from medical school,
even if they do not believe in blood
Many people do indeed pray to God on Sunday and prey on people on Monday. But
many people believe in not separating their lives in that way. So, no. The
refusal or inability to separate one's values from work should not bar someone
from a job. Inability to do the job should. If one is
This subtext of this discussion (which I think applies to the refusing
pharmacist and religious landlord cases as well, I think) challenges our common
understanding about the meaning of public accommodation.
Should it be the pre-Civil War definition, which centered around arbitrary
refusals
I think Lisa Runquist draws an important distinction that clarifies the issue
and its resolution. Excluding someone from professional education suggests that
their beliefs, or more precisely the influence of their beliefs on their
behavior, prevents them from providing competent professional
Alan - Are not your caveats are satisfied by the fact that her
clinical performance was apparently satisfactory?
BTW, there have been clients that I, as an attorney, have declined to
represent, as it has been obvious to me that, because their goals were
so diametrically opposed to mine, I
As an athiest attorney, some of my most interesting clients were evangelical,
fundamentalist, born again Christians (their description of themselves). They
prayed for who should be their attorney and according to them, I was the chosen
one.
The story is in fact a bit more involved than that,
I intended my caveats to be general suggestions, not as concerns that might
necessarily apply to the Augusta State student in this case. The fact that her
clinical performance was satisfactory would certainly be strong evidence that
the first caveat was satisfied. The second caveat is less
Ah - but Mr. Hale had repeatedly violated the law (including a
conviction for criminal trespass, resisting arrest, aggravated battery
and carrying a concealed weapon) before applying for a license to
practice law. Again,I would argue that it was not his beliefs, but his
actions, that caused
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