Stephan:   I have been waiting for someone in corporate media to adequate present what flows from the Theocratic Right's argument about religious exemption, what it really leads to. No such luck. The Founders, after considerable thought were very clear there were to be no such exemptions. They wanted a complete separation of church and state.  It is always important to remember everyone who signed the Constitution had a direct or at least a familial experience of what happens to society when religion is exempted or is allowed to set social policy. It is also important to remember that in the U.S. the Theocratic Right is essentially the wolf in the sheep skin of the Republican Party. Getting religious exemptions is a way of getting power. This essay presents a good discussion of the issues involved.