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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Lane3 who wrote (74439)9/11/2003 4:17:06 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
Ordinarily, we are talking about adherence to a set of beliefs and practices that may be characterized as religious or philosophical, or the rejection thereof. In the first instance, freedom of conscience refers to not coercing adherence to a church or philosophical school, rather than being able to act wholly according to one's own lights. Obviously, the state has a compelling interest in defining actions that violate the rights of others, or harm the interests of society, and thus exacting some degree of conformity. But in those matters where there is no strong reason for the state to intervene, such as religious confession or (for the most part) one's choice of profession, it seems to me that freedom of conscience extends to discerning the application of one's tenets to particular situations, as well as the holding of the tenets themselves.........
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