ben LEvi
“It so happens that in the current environment it appears that the conservative are the ones that are more respectful of religious rights.
In fact I do not think that Liberals would even argue the point.”
It’s probably true in the “current environment.”
However regarding the very issue at hand, the mere fact that a Jew cant be fired simply becasue he is a Jew or becasue he wont work on Saturday (again Health, as long as it doesn’t put an “undue burden” on the employer) is quite a liberal idea. Most conservatives (note not most Republicans, party affiliations were different in the 60’s) voted against it. the very idea of a goverment telling a employer who he can and cant hire is the antithesis of conservatism.
And who knows how the “current environment” can change. Especially when a leading candidate is being spoken of as ushering in the 4th Reich