What Does Religious Freedom Mean: Crash Course Religions #23
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Date: 2025-02-27
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rmdodsonbills
What I don't understand is why a closely held corporation has religious freedom rights that supersede my personal religious freedom rights as their employee. I have many questions: Does a Jehovah's Witness employer have the right to deny coverage for blood transfusions Can a Christian Scientist deny coverage for anything outside of faith healing Can a Lakota employer insist that their insurance plans can only cover sweat lodges and medicine bags The fact is, Hobby Lobby wouldn't really have any idea whether or not the money they put into the insurance pool was spent on birth control they didn't like, because the employees themselves (in consultation with their doctors, of course) would make the decision of how to spend those dollars, just like they decide how to spend their paychecks. So, would a strict Southern Baptist be allowed to assert a religious freedom argument to prevent his employees from spending his money on alcohol If not, why not What exactly is the difference If I buy something at Hobby Lobby, do I have a religious freedom right to insist that my money go into a fund that has to be spent on employee birth control If not, why not How exactly is that different
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What I don't understand is why a closely held corporation has religious freedom rights that supersede my personal religious freedom rights as their employee. I have many questions: Does a Jehovah's Witness employer have the right to deny coverage for blood transfusions Can a Christian Scientist deny coverage for anything outside of faith healing Can a Lakota employer insist that their insurance plans can only cover sweat lodges and medicine bags The fact is, Hobby Lobby wouldn't really have any idea whether or not the money they put into the insurance pool was spent on birth control they didn't like, because the employees themselves (in consultation with their doctors, of course) would make the decision of how to spend those dollars, just like they decide how to spend their paychecks. So, would a strict Southern Baptist be allowed to assert a religious freedom argument to prevent his employees from spending his money on alcohol If not, why not What exactly is the difference If I buy something at Hobby Lobby, do I have a religious freedom right to insist that my money go into a fund that has to be spent on employee birth control If not, why not How exactly is that different
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Aima952
I'm a big believer that a religion does not exempt you from the law, but also in the idea that many laws have baked in prejudice. The idea that marriage exists at all is essentially a religious concept and the idea that it can only be between 1 man and 1 woman is Judeo-Christian retcon at best, so I'd rather fix the systematic problem rather than try to patch the system built on such shaky foundations (though my preferred solution of scrapping marriage as a legally defined construct, and replacing it with a combination of medical poa and wills etc, isn't popular. Now I need to go find out if critical religious theory is a thing, I suppose
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I'm a big believer that a religion does not exempt you from the law, but also in the idea that many laws have baked in prejudice. The idea that marriage exists at all is essentially a religious concept and the idea that it can only be between 1 man and 1 woman is Judeo-Christian retcon at best, so I'd rather fix the systematic problem rather than try to patch the system built on such shaky foundations (though my preferred solution of scrapping marriage as a legally defined construct, and replacing it with a combination of medical poa and wills etc, isn't popular. Now I need to go find out if critical religious theory is a thing, I suppose
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crash_course
My father comes from Suriname, an incredibly pluralistic former colony with ethnicities and religions from all regions. They have a mosque and a synogouge side by side, for example. He tells me he knew every holiday from every religion because they all involved celebration and free food: P. Holi You bet! Chinese New Year Right here! All of that aside, he told me how important it was to recognize and acnowledge a religious believer's holidays because of how much it humanizes them in a wide diaspora like America. It ultimately comes down to you might not believe, but that comes secondary to being a friend.
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My father comes from Suriname, an incredibly pluralistic former colony with ethnicities and religions from all regions. They have a mosque and a synogouge side by side, for example. He tells me he knew every holiday from every religion because they all involved celebration and free food: P. Holi You bet! Chinese New Year Right here! All of that aside, he told me how important it was to recognize and acnowledge a religious believer's holidays because of how much it humanizes them in a wide diaspora like America. It ultimately comes down to you might not believe, but that comes secondary to being a friend.
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LiamDCPearson
This dealt with the US a lot, it would have been more interesting if this episode had a wider lense. Like in Canada, Quebec's failure to uphold religious freedom under Duplessis. Even just more court cases about how some cases dealing with religious freedoms helped to reinforce things like freedom of speech would have made more interest.
Granted I understand that there is only a limited window to talk about these things, y'all are working under a time limit after all. Episode is still enjoyable. Thanks for your work.
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This dealt with the US a lot, it would have been more interesting if this episode had a wider lense. Like in Canada, Quebec's failure to uphold religious freedom under Duplessis. Even just more court cases about how some cases dealing with religious freedoms helped to reinforce things like freedom of speech would have made more interest.
Granted I understand that there is only a limited window to talk about these things, y'all are working under a time limit after all. Episode is still enjoyable. Thanks for your work.
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williamg780
Hck yeah, Reynolds v. US. I highly recommend reading the case itself (though John does a great job getting the meat of it. Personality I think it paved the way for fashioning American society in the image of Christian Protestantism in practice while paying enough lip service to religious freedom. Justice Waite had said that to allow religious freedom as a defense would make every man a law unto himself. While I think that’s true, I think polygamy is hardly the issue that ought to trigger such rationale.
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Hck yeah, Reynolds v. US. I highly recommend reading the case itself (though John does a great job getting the meat of it. Personality I think it paved the way for fashioning American society in the image of Christian Protestantism in practice while paying enough lip service to religious freedom. Justice Waite had said that to allow religious freedom as a defense would make every man a law unto himself. While I think that’s true, I think polygamy is hardly the issue that ought to trigger such rationale.
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twillongenbone4057
I think approaching the issue of religious freedom is easier from a Libertarian perspective. Does practicing your religion necessitate victimizing another person and/or infringing on their rights If so, that practice is incompatible with Western and democratic ideals and can not be protected. Otherwise (like in the case of peyote and polygamy, it's fine.
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I think approaching the issue of religious freedom is easier from a Libertarian perspective. Does practicing your religion necessitate victimizing another person and/or infringing on their rights If so, that practice is incompatible with Western and democratic ideals and can not be protected. Otherwise (like in the case of peyote and polygamy, it's fine.
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poisonedfrog
I’ve learned SO MUCH from this series, and saved many of the videos to share with family / friends who I feel might benefit from the information. Thank you for providing such an excellent tool for communication!
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I’ve learned SO MUCH from this series, and saved many of the videos to share with family / friends who I feel might benefit from the information. Thank you for providing such an excellent tool for communication!
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ananas_anna
Religious freedoms is when American Christians are allowed to treat others however they choose and then use their religion as a shield, and not letting them do so is literally 1984. See also, parental freedoms.
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Religious freedoms is when American Christians are allowed to treat others however they choose and then use their religion as a shield, and not letting them do so is literally 1984. See also, parental freedoms.
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arche2460
I really like how an atheist I watched would describe the limits of religious freedoms (and personal freedoms in general. You have the right to swing your arms around, but that right stops at the tip of my nose
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I really like how an atheist I watched would describe the limits of religious freedoms (and personal freedoms in general. You have the right to swing your arms around, but that right stops at the tip of my nose
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willowkelleigh2247
For some reason I only thought there'd be like 10 episodes of this series, so each week has been a pleasant surprise for me. Now I'm sad to see it go! Thanks for all your hard work on this series.
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For some reason I only thought there'd be like 10 episodes of this series, so each week has been a pleasant surprise for me. Now I'm sad to see it go! Thanks for all your hard work on this series.
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johnkim791
Oh I’m sad that next week will be the last one in this series. I really, REALLY have enjoyed it. I hope Mr. Green will be back with another series. He has a great teaching style. Thank you for this one!
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Oh I’m sad that next week will be the last one in this series. I really, REALLY have enjoyed it. I hope Mr. Green will be back with another series. He has a great teaching style. Thank you for this one!
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djcfrompt
Basically, the overarching theme is that if you're calling something religious freedom and the personal beliefs of the Supreme Court justices align with yours, then it's religious freedom.
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Basically, the overarching theme is that if you're calling something religious freedom and the personal beliefs of the Supreme Court justices align with yours, then it's religious freedom.
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evelyntodd9946
Dr Pepper is my cat nip. Just as some cats don't get the high that it gives other cats. Some people don't get the joy I get from my Dr Pepper. Keep telling the joy of Dr Pepper, John.
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Dr Pepper is my cat nip. Just as some cats don't get the high that it gives other cats. Some people don't get the joy I get from my Dr Pepper. Keep telling the joy of Dr Pepper, John.
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KannikCat
You know who else offered religious freedom to everybody
me: Mongols Are we about to get the Mongoltage again! WOOOO!
(Not ashamed at all for my exuberance; )
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You know who else offered religious freedom to everybody
me: Mongols Are we about to get the Mongoltage again! WOOOO!
(Not ashamed at all for my exuberance; )
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HaroTulu
Just watched a video to do some college and I realized how much had changed since I watched your videos all the time. You made school nice whenever we had your videos.
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Just watched a video to do some college and I realized how much had changed since I watched your videos all the time. You made school nice whenever we had your videos.
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ishouldhavetried
LAST EPISODE! This was supposed to have atleast 30 more episodes, a spin off, and a 2-part HBO documentary on The Making Of
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LAST EPISODE! This was supposed to have atleast 30 more episodes, a spin off, and a 2-part HBO documentary on The Making Of
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advice2490
I do not believe religious freedom can extend to discriminating against others. Your beliefs should not allow you to harm others.
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I do not believe religious freedom can extend to discriminating against others. Your beliefs should not allow you to harm others.
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