Comments on: Bill shields professionals from losing licenses based on religious objections  http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/30/bill-shields-professionals-from-losing-licenses-based-on-religious-objections/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: olga Aros http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/30/bill-shields-professionals-from-losing-licenses-based-on-religious-objections/comment-page-1/#comment-72233 olga Aros Tue, 01 May 2012 21:20:24 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/04/30/bill-shields-professionals-from-losing-licenses-based-on-religious-objections/#comment-72233 Does this give the right to a lawyer not to represent an individual who has different religious beliefs? Does this give the right to a doctor not to provide services that he/she might consider contrary to their religious beliefs? Does this include businesses from serving customers because of their religious beliefs? Does is hinder insurance companies from providing licenses to brokers or insurance agents because of their religious beliefs? This is not protecting religious freedom if your answer to these questions are yes. Our government has no businesses dictating by law or legislation how to provide legal or medical services to diverse communities based on religion. Religion should not exclude is should include. This is not the role of government. Does this give the right to a lawyer not to represent an individual who has different religious beliefs? Does this give the right to a doctor not to provide services that he/she might consider contrary to their religious beliefs? Does this include businesses from serving customers because of their religious beliefs? Does is hinder insurance companies from providing licenses to brokers or insurance agents because of their religious beliefs? This is not protecting religious freedom if your answer to these questions are yes. Our government has no businesses dictating by law or legislation how to provide legal or medical services to diverse communities based on religion. Religion should not exclude is should include. This is not the role of government.

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