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What a farce. Obviously there are situations in which it must not be considered a crime, and enforcing laws only on members of certain religions is astonishingly un-American.
Yet here we are with Indiana’s RFRA law….
The arguments the advocated for bans on abortions is based on religious beliefs. To wit, the Bible presents life as a sacred gift from God, with both the first breath and prenatal development being significant. Genesis 2:7 highlights the first breath as a divine act of giving life, but passages like Psalm 139:13-16 and Jeremiah 1:5 indicate that life and God’s purpose exist even before birth. Ultimately, the Bible’s discussion on the beginning of life is nuanced, and understanding it depends on theological interpretation and spiritual perspective. How then can the advocation for bans not be considered as a clear violation of the Constitution’s 1st Amendment which demands a separation of church and state?
It is a clear violation of the first amendment. The problem is that we have religious zealots holding the majority in the federal SC and our state’s SC and they’ve disregarded established precedent to force their religious views on the rest of us
as a country we routinely grant exemptions from generally applicable laws based on religious belifes. CO status from fighting in wars. Compulsory education laws exempted for Amish and others. Pictures on ID cards. Exemptions from vaccines. taking of oaths.
What this case really highlights is the difference between religious freedom based on Christian theology and any other religious belief. Next up, the 10 Commandments, where the 10 aren’t even agreed upon among the Christian sects.
“Indiana had a compelling interest to protect fetal life.”
Reminder – Indiana has zero interest in life after birth because that costs money. We are a pro-birth, not pro-life, state.