Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
"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.