Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Senate passes bill on professional licenses and religious beliefs
I'm still trying to figure out how Arizona Senate bill SB1288 is going to be used. It passed the Senate today 21-9. The fact sheet on it says it "Prohibits a government from denying, suspending or revoking a professional or occupational license, certificate or registration based on a person’s exercise of religion."
The provision that confounds me "Prohibits a government from denying, suspending or revoking a professional or occupational license, certificate or registration based on a person’s refusal to affirm a statement that is contrary to the person’s sincerely held moral or religious beliefs."
Someone's going to have to interpret this one for me.