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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: one_less who wrote (74382)9/11/2003 9:04:12 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
It occurred to me while I was working out that you might misconstrue my comment about conscientious objectors and I should elaborate. I said:

<<I'm not buying your attempt to establish a new category of "conscientious objectors" for those who, for whatever reason, are unable to or do not wish to differentiate sexual context. Talk about slippery slopes...>>

My reasoning is that "conscience" is an amorphous thing. People can make all sorts of claims for conscience. Some of them would resonate with most people, others would be considered bizarre. For conscientious objector legal status, the claim would need to clearly resonate with people and represent an ideal higher that the general cultural ideal. Your ideal, while I understand it, is not one that would be widely regarded as higher than our cultural ideal of non-discrimination, I don't think.

So, as long as your therapist is able to exclude clients he doesn't want to service and still be successful, it's probably best to let sleeping dogs lie. If he is challenged, however, I submit that he would be on firmer ground claiming a religious exemption than one of conscience. I'm assuming that his conscience is based on Islam so he could argue either point. Religious exemptions are more easily granted. People need to appreciate the higher value of an objection based on the more secular notion of conscience. But a religious exemption does not need to resonate--it need only be documentable and not unreasonable. That would be my recommendation.
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