Edit: My app decided to post this multiple times, I’m cleaning them up, sorry for that yall. Didn’t mean to spam 4 identical posts…
Because if it isn’t then millions of people in this country will openly be discriminated against because of their religion.
I’m Jewish. Do I really need to explain why I think having protections for my religious beliefs is a good idea? There are more LGBT people than Jews in America. We are a small minority who has historically been heavily discriminated against, and that discrimination is ongoing right now. Antisemitism has gotten significantly more out in the open over the last decade. I can confidently state that had I not been protected by laws, I likely wouldn’t have gotten into college, gotten my first job, or had many of the opportunities that I’ve had in life. I know friends who have been told to their faces that an employer didn’t want to hire them because they were jews.
I don’t really care if religion is “unscientific,” for people who are religious is a critical part of who they are and, more importantly, a lot of other people (religious and not) assign it just as much importance and will happily discriminate against, ostracize, and even kill people for being the “wrong” religion if allowed to do so. I can’t just “give up” by Jewishness because it’s a deeply ingrained part of who I am, and asking me to “just stop” is frankly as offensive as telling a gay person to “just stop” believing they are gay. And, more importantly, even if I completely rescinded all of my belief in my religious beliefs AND stopped doing all Jewish activities, got rid of all my Jewish paraphernalia, converted to Christianity and lived openly as a Christian, there are still people who would consider me Jewish and discriminate against me simply for having Jewish parents.
YOU might not like religion, and I completely understand why so many people feel that way, but removing religions from being protected classes Isa really great way to guarantee millions of people get discriminated against every single day.
So you’re arguing in favour of discriminating against the non-religious then. That’s the logical conclusion of what you said and precisely what’s happening with this court case.
I’m literally not, did you read what I wrote? I think this ruling is also bad, because I can easily see it leading to discrimination for all kinds of things, religious minorities included. This ruling doesn’t actually increase “religious freedom” or “religious protections,” it specifically allows for religious people to discriminate in business, which actually makes all religious people LESS protected, because it opens the door for Christians to discriminate against other religions and vice-versa.
The OP was questioning why religion is a protected class AT ALL, and I’m arguing that it should be. Just like sex, race, and gender should be protected classes. It shouldn’t be legal to discriminate against people based on those traits.
I dont think that the constitution actually protects religious people from having to serve people in commerce who their religious beliefs disagree with. But what the OP said goes beyond that, they questioned why religious people get any protections at all.
Edit: My app decided to post this multiple times, I’m cleaning them up, sorry for that yall. Didn’t mean to spam 4 identical posts…
Because if it isn’t then millions of people in this country will openly be discriminated against because of their religion.
I’m Jewish. Do I really need to explain why I think having protections for my religious beliefs is a good idea? There are more LGBT people than Jews in America. We are a small minority who has historically been heavily discriminated against, and that discrimination is ongoing right now. Antisemitism has gotten significantly more out in the open over the last decade. I can confidently state that had I not been protected by laws, I likely wouldn’t have gotten into college, gotten my first job, or had many of the opportunities that I’ve had in life. I know friends who have been told to their faces that an employer didn’t want to hire them because they were jews.
I don’t really care if religion is “unscientific,” for people who are religious is a critical part of who they are and, more importantly, a lot of other people (religious and not) assign it just as much importance and will happily discriminate against, ostracize, and even kill people for being the “wrong” religion if allowed to do so. I can’t just “give up” by Jewishness because it’s a deeply ingrained part of who I am, and asking me to “just stop” is frankly as offensive as telling a gay person to “just stop” believing they are gay. And, more importantly, even if I completely rescinded all of my belief in my religious beliefs AND stopped doing all Jewish activities, got rid of all my Jewish paraphernalia, converted to Christianity and lived openly as a Christian, there are still people who would consider me Jewish and discriminate against me simply for having Jewish parents.
YOU might not like religion, and I completely understand why so many people feel that way, but removing religions from being protected classes Isa really great way to guarantee millions of people get discriminated against every single day.
So you’re arguing in favour of discriminating against the non-religious then. That’s the logical conclusion of what you said and precisely what’s happening with this court case.
I’m literally not, did you read what I wrote? I think this ruling is also bad, because I can easily see it leading to discrimination for all kinds of things, religious minorities included. This ruling doesn’t actually increase “religious freedom” or “religious protections,” it specifically allows for religious people to discriminate in business, which actually makes all religious people LESS protected, because it opens the door for Christians to discriminate against other religions and vice-versa.
The OP was questioning why religion is a protected class AT ALL, and I’m arguing that it should be. Just like sex, race, and gender should be protected classes. It shouldn’t be legal to discriminate against people based on those traits.
I dont think that the constitution actually protects religious people from having to serve people in commerce who their religious beliefs disagree with. But what the OP said goes beyond that, they questioned why religious people get any protections at all.