Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
"Should doctors, pharmacists and other health care workers have the right to refuse to provide services that conflict with their religious beliefs?"
ReplyDeleteSuch professions are in the public sector, not the private, and therefore, they are by law required to adhere to legal standards not mandated by the private, and they may not discriminate against any citizens, regardless of race, religion, creed, culture, skin color, mental ability, emotional stability, or sexual preference. Have I left anything out?
"Freedom of religion" is not a license to practise one's religion's views on anyone else. My religion does not prohibit what someone else's religion denies, and therefore, I may not be denied on the basis of what someone else's religion says.
If one's "conscience" (whatever that is) is in conflict with one's job requirements, one can either change one's conscience or change one's job. One cannot change the job requirements.