[quote]A Muslim living in America would not likely discriminate against Christians. If a case like this does erupt however, the Muslim would lose because he has no basis.[/quote]
His basis is that the Quran doesn't approve of other religions and he doesn't want a Christian to get a marriage license because he is supposed to hate them but the govenment is forcing him to benefit them with a marriage license.
[quote]Islam may look down upon other religions but they don't discriminate against them in the U.S. So this scenario is unrealistic.[/quote]
It's very, very possible, though. If you succeed in letting government officials discriminate based on their religion then anyone can discriminate whoever they want to as long as they have a valid claim that it prevents them from practicing their religion.
[quote][quote]What if a clerk decides that he believes that women are unfit to drive based on his religion (some religions are sexist) and decides that he won't issue a driver's license to women?[/quote]
He'd have to have a basis, I've studied the worlds religions, some in depth, some just skimming. And none of them can be manipulated enough to justify this.[/quote]
His hypothetical basis is that because the Bible doesn't allow women to speak, why should they be allowed to do something much more complicated like driving when lives could be at stake?
[quote][quote]What if the nearby counties have clerks that agree and you have to travel an ridiculously far distance to get a driver's/marriage/whatever license?[/quote]
I'm not sure what the term is....economic conspiracy? Something like that, but it's illegal to do something like that. At that point, you're being malicious, which likely isn't in your religion either and if I was a lawyer, I'd attack that.[/quote]
Not a conspiracy, just people who have the same beliefs.
[quote][quote]What's preventing a clerk from making a religion where straight marriage is wrong and then consequently discriminating against straight people who want marriage licenses?[/quote]
I argue that's what we'll eventually coming to.
Just kidding don't hate me, I kid, I kid.
Well they'd have to make it big enough to be an official religion and have all the characteristics of an official religion to have people follow behind whoever is the leader.[/quote]
How do you determine wether or not a religion is "official"?
Does the constitution define what a religion is and does it decide wether you're allowed to follow it based on wether or not it's official?
Why doesn't a made-up religion count?
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