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[quote=Anonymous]Religious accommodation is a thing. For example, many business accommodate religious Jews taking off early on Fridays to prepare for Shabbat.  As long as the employee's work gets done and it isn't essential for him or her to work on a Friday night or a Saturday, they do it.  Many businesses allow Muslim women to wear the hijab even if it isn't a part of their "uniform" if they have one.  I think where the line gets crossed is that the accommodation does not affect the essential work that the employee is hired to do.

Kim Davis is different because an essential part of her job is issuing marriage licenses. Also when she was sworn in, I believe she had to take an oath that she would uphold and defend the Constitution and the laws of Kentucky and the United States.  Her exercising her religious beliefs impacts others in a fundamental manner.  She isn't being forced to "marry" these people.  She is not the officiant.  Her job is to make sure that the couples meet the legal requirements to be married in the State of Kentucky. (e.g. the members of the couple are unrelated and are of age)[/quote]

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