Sentences with phrase «sincerely held beliefs»

a) practices motivated by sincerely held beliefs which are not bona fide as that term has been defined in the case of O.H.R.C. v Borough of Etobicoke (1982) 132 D.L.R. (3d) 14 at 19, will not be prima facie discriminatory practices; and

My thoughts, analysis, comments, personal opinions and sincerely held beliefs about: Rock star - scientist Brian Cox confused on more than global temperatures

Also, the comments... I don't like to mock the sincerely held beliefs of others, but if you think that an infinitely powerful, omniscient, omnipresent Supreme Being HAS to do a miracle, I'm not sure I can help it.

Why is it that, to the right wing, «sincerely held beliefs» can justify destroying a work of art, but not creating one?

Perhaps we should think of the participants as carrying along with them their sincerely held beliefs about the good and the true but agreeing, for the sake of consensus, not to put forward those beliefs in the course of the conversation.

But with a black President, many media pundits, racists, and white secular elites seem to shrug off his faith statements as arising from cultural baggage, not sincerely held beliefs.

For the remainder, such as most of the new independent evangelical churches, their distaste for liberation theology and their understanding of the church's proper role in the public arena derive not from «an ideology of the national security state» but from sincerely held beliefs about theology, politics, and economics.

Another tells him that governments should respect sincerely held beliefs.

In other words, this would include evidence / testimony of the individual's practices which are consistent with the claim of a sincerely held belief (e.g. routine church attendance, etc).

Of course, it can be difficult to tell who sincerely holds beliefs like that versus who has parochial interests.

Paul sincerely holds the belief that Centauri from the planet Rylos is watching, and he will be called to defend The Frontier from the Ko - Dan Armada.

Not exact matches

The Republican - led Mississippi Senate voted 31 - 17 to pass House Bill 1523, otherwise known as the «religious liberty» bill, states that public employees, businesses, religious organizations and social workers will not face repercussions for denying services to people based on «sincerely held» religious beliefs.

The new regulations extend the accommodation available to religiously affiliated nonprofit employers to closely held2 for profit corporations that have adopted a resolution establishing that the corporation objects to some or all contraceptive services on account of the owners» sincerely held religious beliefs.3 Starting in the new plan year, Hobby Lobby and other closely held corporations with religious objections will be required to notify their insurer, third party administrator, or HHS so that the insurer or administrator can still provide the contraceptive coverage directly to the employees and their dependents.

A person's religion, if sincerely held, does influence their beliefs.

I've been watching people with golden crosses around their necks and on their lapels shout at the TV about how serving gay and lesbian people is a violation of their «sincerely - held religious beliefs.»

At the same time, it also ensures that the employers receive religious protections when they are up - front and candid about their sincerely held religious beliefs — and that we don't withhold those liberties on account of artificial distinctions — like whether or not the institution also earns a profit.

«Kathy is an ordinary American with some sincerely held religious beliefs, and like a lot of Americans and a lot of people in Colorado she was pretty upset by some of the displays at a city - owned museum,» one of her attorneys, Cliff Stricklin, told CNN Friday.

To some, they are no longer welcome because of disagreement over a single, yet specific, point of their sincerely held religious beliefs.

Governor Romney's pro-life beliefs align with most pastors, but there is some concern about whether or not they are sincerely held.

If that question seems easy to answer today, how do we perceive sacramental grace penetrating the walls of sincerely held doctrine and belief?

Several restaurant owners refused to serve him on account of their sincerely - held religious beliefs.

The regulations exempt employers who object to treatments like birth control pills, emergency contraception, and sterilization due to «sincerely held religious beliefs» or «moral convictions.»

I don't contest your right to hold those beliefs, and I am sure that you have reached them sincerely and in good faith.

«In order to preserve the support that child - placing agencies offer children and families, the government should not take adverse action against child - placing agencies based on their sincerely held religious beliefs.»

Again, those espousing such a view may sincerely hold that belief.

Theists may sincerely hold that belief.

The Alliance Defense Fund has released a legal memo defending the right of municipal clerks to refuse to officiate and / or issue licenses for same - sex marriages, arguing the NY law «requires employers to accommodate sincerely held religious beliefs.»

The case is really about whether a family - owned business can be compelled by the state to engage in expression that violates the sincerely - held religious beliefs of its owner.

In that, he joined other judges in ruling that the company and its owners had standing under RFRA to challenge a federal contraceptive health - insurance - coverage mandate under ACA as a violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs.

If you have any specific housing needs, based on a sincerely held religious belief, please note that information on the housing application.

Emboldened by the support of public comments (over 99.5 percent favoring the proposed standards), the petition I held that garnered over 1,000 Idahoan signatures in three days, and the absolute belief that students have the right to a holistic education, I sincerely believed my testimony would be heard.

Not only is it cruel and unusual to limit his menu options, said Nichols, but it violates his right to the free exercise of religion, since such food is «abhorrent to [his] sincerely held religious beliefs» and thus causes him to «sin against God.»

TPM Muckraker reports that SB 137, also called «Matt's Safe School Law» now includes language stating that the bill does not prohibit First Amendment rights, and «does not prohibit a statement of a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction of a school employee, school volunteer, pupil, or a pupil's parent or guardian.»

Local boards and courts are to decide whether the objector's beliefs are sincerely held and whether they are, in his own scheme of things, religious; they are not to require proof of the religious doctrines, nor are they to reject beliefs because they are not comprehensible.

Religious and spiritual beliefs that have recently developed will be protected under section 2 (a) as long as they are sincerely held.

Volokh runs through the 2 prongs of the «religious accommodation» test under Title VII and grants Reddy the benefit of the doubt as to the fact that his refusal was based on a «sincerely held religious belief.»

[1] How should the state respond to a witness whose sincerely held religious belief requires her to wear a niqab that covers her face, except for her eyes, while testifying in a criminal proceeding?

Individuals are protected from discrimination on the basis of creed as long as their religious beliefs are sincerely held.

This includes refusing to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs or practices, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship for the employer.

The EEOC defines «religion» as «includ [ing] moral or ethical beliefs as to right and wrong that are sincerely held with the strength of traditional religious views», but that does not seem to encompass metaphysical beliefs (e.g. about reincarnation, who created the universe...).

Today, pursuant to Amselem, Charter protection is granted where one's beliefs are sincerely held, and then subject to any reasonable limits.

Although the law requires that employers must accommodate «sincerely held» religious beliefs that conflict with work requirements, courts rarely question either the sincerity or religiosity of a particular belief.

Both federal and state discrimination laws require employers to accommodate their employees» sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances unless providing the accommodation would create an undue hardship.

A claimant need only establish a subjective, sincerely - held belief in order to attract the protection of the Charter or human rights law.

First, the court assesses whether the religious belief is sincerely held.