The Pros And Cons Of Freedom Of Religious Freedoms

Even though religious freedoms have been spelled out, there are limitations to its application. Freedom of religion is covered by the United States Bill of Rights (BoR) as well as in the United States Constitutions (USC) (Kurland, 1985; The Charters of Freedom, 2015). Moreover, the BoRs, Article Three exclaims: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion … (The Charters of Freedom, 2015). Whereas the USC specifically prohibits any law to be affirmed that would obstruct freedom of exercising religion and overstepping these rights is forbidden (Kurland, 1985). Although these writings appear to be absolute, there may be exceptions to the rules. In rare instances, these words may elude the reader to an indiscriminate meaning and their opinion may be litigated in a court of law. A subjective application of the Freedom of Religion was litigated in New Jersey by the United States District Court.
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The first policy topic involves equal treatment of all employees regardless of religious beliefs. This policy includes all ethical and moral religious beliefs and includes the spouses of married employees. The second policy point concerns all harassment or perceived harassment of employees as a result of their religious beliefs. This term includes mental or physical harassment or hostile working environment of employees. Additionally, the term harassment also includes direct or indirect employee harassment through other possible means or delivery methods. Lastly, this point of policy prohibits the isolation of employees based on religious beliefs. Assignment of duty locations will be based on duty descriptions and or function and nothing else (Laws Prohibiting Discrimination, 2015). Strict observance of these points of policy may prevent litigation in the