![]() ![]() In the 18th century, an important one was conscientious objection to military service. You mentioned a number of the kinds of exemptions that existed. And religious exemptions were viewed as a way of achieving religious freedom for select groups. WITTE: We've had religious exemptions in the history of the West for a long time, but they came into the American scene in the 18th century. When and why did religious exemptions start? LUDDEN: So give us a bit of history here. JOHN WITTE: Thank you, Jennifer, good to be here. We're talking to him from member station WABE in Atlanta. Joining us now is John Witte, he's a law professor and director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. Later in the program, a North Korea reading list. Go to npr.org, and click on TALK OF THE NATION. Our email address is And you can join the conversation at our website. Who decides religious exemptions, and what's their role in an increasingly secular society? If you've been affected by religious exemptions, tell us your story. Today, they're over where to educate children, whether to vaccinate them, who your church can hire or whether your synagogue pays taxes on its land, even what you can wear in a photo ID or if you can skip the photograph altogether. Early debate centered on oath-taking and bearing arms in militias. Religious exemptions are nearly as old as the nation. It's a new twist on a very old tradition. If the proposal sticks, they won't have to pay for coverage of birth control for employees. ![]() The Obama administration has revised its rules on insurance coverage to accommodate religious nonprofits. Religious exemptions have been in the news a lot lately. ![]() I'm Jennifer Ludden in Washington Neal Conan is away. ![]()
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