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BURWELL v. HOBBY LOBBYIf an employee does not believe in Sharia Law and its beliefs or certain parts why couldnt that employee be fired or certain benefits not given to them?
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It goes on.As this description of our reasoning shows, our holding is very specific. We do not hold, as the principal dissent alleges, that for-profit corporations and other commercial enterprises can “opt out of any law (saving only tax laws) they judge incompatible with their sincerely held religious beliefs.”....
To answer your question, if an employee does not believe in Sharia Law and its beliefs or certain parts, they are still protected by anti-discrimination law and cannot be fired for it. The ruling is very, very clear, that this ONLY applies to BC and ONLY when a corporation can demonstrate a "closely held belief". The ruling is also VERY clear that for-profit corporations do not have standing to now impose religious beliefs onto employees.
This ruling doesn't even help cake shops sued out of business for refusing to bake for a gay wedding.
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