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Re: Pope launches attack on UK equality law
So it would be OK to discriminate under some circumstances then?
As private organizations no they should not. Forcing a church to hire gays etc is flying in the face of the religion, and discriminatory itself.
If you could understand the concept of sin and similar concepts in other religions it would be easier. The church cannot condone or support sin. Our government will not force a religion to do this due to the separation of church and state. By forcing them to hire say a gay doctor you are making the institution say it is OK, when it is not.
The Boy Scouts are another example. Private org, hire who they want.
That is not necessarily true. It all depends on the people in question. The ability to work with people of different faiths, genders and sexual orientation should be a valid criteria on which to base the hiring process. If someone is obviously not capable of working in such an environment, they should not be hired. Their religion, gender or sexual orientation does not come into play here. Their flexibility as employees does.
So it would be OK to discriminate under some circumstances then?
It was just an example. It does have everything to do with this issue seeing as the law, as I understand it, is trying to outlaw employer discrimination based on race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. When religious institutions act as secular employers, they absolutely should be subject to this law.
As private organizations no they should not. Forcing a church to hire gays etc is flying in the face of the religion, and discriminatory itself.
No one is forcing them to hire anyone, BG. The law doesn't require them to hire gay Wiccan ex Muslims or else. The law simply states that they can't use someone's race, religion, gender or sexual orientation as a valid reason to refuse employment. Your anti-discrimination laws are exactly the same, except for the weird exception you grant some employers to openly discriminate against certain potential employees. I just can't wrap my head around the concept that a Catholic hospital can openly discriminate against gay doctors, but a regular hospital can't do the same without risking a lawsuit.
If you could understand the concept of sin and similar concepts in other religions it would be easier. The church cannot condone or support sin. Our government will not force a religion to do this due to the separation of church and state. By forcing them to hire say a gay doctor you are making the institution say it is OK, when it is not.
The Boy Scouts are another example. Private org, hire who they want.