A moment of silence imposes some religious time into what (if I read this thread right) is a sporting event. I don't see this as appropriate, and it certainly interferes with the right of people who don't feel a need for a religious experience at a sporting event. The right to choose when and how they observe their religion, that is.
OK, it may just be 30 seconds. That is not much, granted. And I think that most people have the tolerance to not complain too loudly about that.
But to demand it as a right - well, this is where one person's religion becomes another person's persecution.
Get real, people. Your right to observe your religion does NOT constitute a right to interfere with anybody's activities at any time.
If your religion isn't compatible with working 12 hour shifts, because you must pray at six AM, then don't choose that work. Don't complain to me about religious persecution because you put your religious observances as more important than the requirements of your job. You chose your religion BEFORE you chose that job, and you knew what the job required, right? |
