I think some clarification of this is in order. Some laws may require people to violate their religious beliefs, in which case I think they need to be judged on a case-by-case basis. If your religious beliefs say that modern medicine is bad then an exception should be made to allow you to opt out and issue instructions that you are not to receive medical intervention when you're not conscious to be able to object. However, that exception should not extend to children who have no ability or right to choose for themselves. The law should protect them until they're old enough to be considered a legal adult and capable of making that choice.
Where religious beliefs interfere with someone else's rights is where religious freedom must end.
If your religious beliefs say that modern medicine is bad then an exception should be made to allow you to opt out and issue instructions that you are not to receive medical intervention when you're not conscious to be able to object.
Those are called living wills. It's a perfectly sensible law that should apply to everyone. You might issue some instructions due to your beliefs like you might use your freedom of assembly due to your beliefs. But in both cases, the law was not made to give a loophole to people with certain beliefs.
If we can suspend the laws at will because people don't believe in them, then they aren't sound laws to begin with and we should repeal them.
I think some clarification of this is in order. Some laws may require people to violate their religious beliefs, in which case I think they need to be judged on a case-by-case basis. If your religious beliefs say that modern medicine is bad then an exception should be made to allow you to opt out and issue instructions that you are not to receive medical intervention when you're not conscious to be able to object. However, that exception should not extend to children who have no ability or right to choose for themselves. The law should protect them until they're old enough to be considered a legal adult and capable of making that choice.
Where religious beliefs interfere with someone else's rights is where religious freedom must end.
Those are called living wills. It's a perfectly sensible law that should apply to everyone. You might issue some instructions due to your beliefs like you might use your freedom of assembly due to your beliefs. But in both cases, the law was not made to give a loophole to people with certain beliefs.
If we can suspend the laws at will because people don't believe in them, then they aren't sound laws to begin with and we should repeal them.