Eh
I would say there's some significant overlap there...
Unless, that is, we want to open the door for any idea (willfully adopted by the gullible) to be classified as a religious belief and therefore afford it legal protection)
As would I -- but I'll trust the courts to tell the difference between religious and secular gullibility.
It doesn't take much in order for someone to get secular ideas rebranded as religious ones.
Just because you are not convinced by the evidence that masks work does not mean that there is not convincing evidence. That is why we sometimes have to rely on experts and follow their advice.The two are both singling out a group in order to discriminiate against them. I haven't seen any studies that suggest mask wearing is actually a highly effective medical protection. Seems to me that we ought to have some science to follow before we pretend we are following the science. If the argument were that vaccination was a medical protection for all then we only have the violation of rights vs the actual safeguarding of the public's general health but I don't see the same proof for masks as I see for vaccinations. There ought to be some very convincing evidence that the general health will be effectively safeguarded by a policy before one just strips people's rights from them. In the case of the gun range there is no case to be made that discriminating against Muslims safeguards the health of the populace.
So, all snark aside on this one...(I got my snarky post out of the way above)
In theory, I get it...
Religious affiliation is a circumstance of choice much like anti-vaxxerism and not an immutable characteristic.
I've been saying that for years
I'm not sympathetic to the view that religious freedom should trump everything else, but I am sympathetic to the notion that religious beliefs are rather more integral to a person's being than, say, whether or not they like blondes or pineapple on pizza.
It means that since we vaccinated people can't get more than the sniffles from COVID, I can't understand why vaccinated people are willing to wear a mask for those who rejected the vaccine? I just don't share that level of compassion, and I struggle to understand how anyone else does... Seriously.
Is it like an art.? Is it a learned quality..? Or does it just occur naturally in some people...?
I struggle here.
Simply because one gets vaccinated it apparently doesn't affect how the virus is transmitted. You may have only a mild reaction but you can still spread the virus full strength to others. Also, a mask is just a piece of cloth; it's no big deal to wear one, especially if it means the virus won't be transmitted by you to others.
I strongly believe that loving your neighbor is a fundamental practice of all Christians. Remember in the parable the Samaritan offered considerable assistance to the injured man, doing what he could to help him out materially. We should help our "neighbor" in the same way.
Wouldn't it have made better economic sense to just assume that the gun range would be Muslim-free, as most businesses in Oaklahoma are, rather than put up that dumb little sign?
I only wish I could love at the level that you do. I think you're right up there with the saints, considering that those who haven't been vaccinated have done it deliberately, and don't even want our help.
...It's amazing to me that people are willing to ignore the wishes of others, and force health onto them. It's kind of like recessitating someone with a DNR tag.
Small “s”.All Christians are saints.
All Christians are saints.
Small “s”.
It’s a generic term rather than a title.What does this mean? (Even though it's off-topic)
Small “s”.
(Even though it's off-topic)
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