Legal Exemptions for the Deeply Religious
State-supported exemptions to the laws of England and Wales based on a biblically-justifiable “deeply-held” christian conviction
| Biblically-justifiable action |
State-supported exemption
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Slavery |
no
|
|
| Poligamous marriages |
no
|
|
| Marital rape |
no
|
|
| Death penalty for… | ||
| infidelity |
no
|
|
| homosexuality |
no
|
|
| rape |
no
|
|
| being raped |
no
|
|
| blasphemy |
no
|
|
| prostitution |
no
|
|
| witchcraft |
no
|
|
| kidnapping |
no
|
|
| apostasy |
no
|
|
| parental disrespect |
no
|
|
| Discrimination against… | ||
| cross-dressers |
no
|
|
| witches |
no
|
|
| other ethnic groups |
no
|
|
| other religions/no faith |
yes
|
|
| homosexuals |
yes
|
|
Hmmm…
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