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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I don't know, I'm usually pretty heavily in support of separation of church and state. Any person in public service should fall under that umbrella.
There are parts of some religions, like the covering of faces, that strike me as archaic and simple suppression of women. Not sure if that has a place in public service.
I'm not religious, so luckily I'm not going to hell, though.
My religion is a pamphlet that says, "God and me are buds. Try not to embarrass God."
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Ya I struggle to get worked up on this one. We've made some societal progress in recognizing LQBTQ+ etc rights...do we really need to protect/enable that institutions that have historically driven and continue to drive most of that oppression? We don't have to look very far to see christofascism driving our own government.
I do struggle a bit with forcing someone to ditch their turban if they want to seek employment as a bus driver, but we already limit similar 'freedom of expression' through tattoos/piercings/etc. We limit all of the charter rights in various ways. And AFAIK there is a grandfathering clause, so people aren't really being forced to choose between these expressions and continuing employment.
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Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
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We limit b) quite significantly in public service jobs. I also think its interesting that conscience and religion are grouped together, implying internalization (though I'm sure it's not that simple). AFAIK they are not refusing to hire people who attend mosque/temple/church on their own time.