he was informed by the woman that she supported abortion rights, and could conceive of aborting under some circumstances, even if married.
That could be defended on freedom of religion grounds, assuming he were religious. In this case, as in the military service case, the alleged freedom of conscience is simply an extension of freedom of religion to the non-religious. Likewise, Mojo could claim religious freedom were he religious or from a religious background. So if your brain wanders to possible examples, try to come up with one that would not apply equally well to freedom of religion.
I am not sure why this is important to you.
The concept of freedom of conscience was raised. I looked at it and scratched my head, recognizing the concept, of course, as anyone who had not been raised by wolves would, but wondering why I had never before given it any thought and why it's not in common usage and practice, why no one ever talks about it. It's just the way I'm wired, Neo. When faced with something that doesn't easily settle into some comfy space, I wonder about it, turn it over and look at it from all sides, and attempt to find where it fits. I'm finding that it doesn't seem to fit anywhere, at least not anywhere natural and familiar. So I'm still scratching my head.
Freedom of conscience is a concept. I've managed to find the big box, concept, for it. I look at what it's like and what it's unlike. Words and expressions mean something. Sometimes there are multiple words for the same thing, synonyms. The closest thing to freedom of conscience is freedom of religion. Are they synonyms or are they somehow different? Does freedom of conscience have any meaning or utility of it's own. Does it matter? Can't find any utility at all, at least not beyond the utility of it's near synonym.
So my mind is just working like it always does, and, as I frequently say, I can't get my head around this one, at least not as an entity independent of freedom of religion. |
