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They are basically certifying at a state level that the intent and letter of the law must be the same. There is no reason that anyone should expect their holy laws to have any bearing on any case, disposition, or service. I for one applaud this, but not necessarily the reason behind why this was done. The sad truth is that religious justification is by far too often accepted in the court system. Sometimes to justify positions with no real bearing under the law, or to excuse why something was done unlawfully.

I honestly don't see how it is fair for someone to get a special exception to follow another set of laws. While I on the other hand only get to work from one set of laws. The way I am reading it Jews, Christians, and any number of other faiths won't be allowed to use their religion as a justification to do something outside existing laws, or in some cases directly at odds with those laws.