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Old 01-04-2015, 07:36 AM
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Personally, I believe every individual has the right to follow the beliefs of their religion. However, that does not give that person the right to refuse to do their job, whether it be serving a customer alcohol and pork, inspecting a restaurant because it serves pork or marrying someone because they are gay. If this is part of your job duties and it is legal according to the laws of your country, then do your job or find another place to work.

I find most of sharia law loathsome. I also do not understand the logic behind Orthodox Judaism or fundamentalist Christianity. This country was based on freedom of religion. No one should have the right to force others to follow their beliefs nor should laws be changed to accommodate those beliefs.

Extremists of any persuasion are obscenities to me. No one has the right to foist their beliefs on another. You don't want to touch pork? Fine, get a job where pork isn't served. You believe that gays don't have the right to marry? Fine, don't work in a marriage licensing department. Don't expect the world, especially the USA, to accommodate your beliefs.
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