On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:08:25 -0500, Warp wrote:

>   For example, if in some kind of food preparation establishment there's
> a rule, related to food hygiene and safety, that all workers handling
> the food must not wear long-sleeved shirts (because long sleeves may
> touch the food products, increasing risk of contamination), and someone
> has the religious conviction that he must wear long-sleeved shirts (I
> suppose I don't have to mention such religion by name), which one in
> this case should be imposed, the freedom of religious expression, or the
> safety rule?

That's easy.  If the safety rules conflict with one's religious rules, 
then there are two options:

1.  You go by the food safety rules
2.  You find a different job

This is like someone working to become a pharmacist and then deciding 
they don't want to dispense legally prescribed medications.  The 
pharmacist's job isn't to impose their moral beliefs on their customers.  
Their job is to fill legally prescribed medications.

If they want to "act on their conscience", then they shouldn't have put 
themselves into a job where that conflict would exist.

Jim

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