childcare for all pre-K children in the city. Is this program an example of how secularstates (perhaps inadvertently) enact policies that privilege certain religions over others?What does this say about secular laws in New York City? Discussyour views and explain the positions that you have taken. Also, engage with the views ofthose who might disagree with you.2) The second media article discusses the case of a family of Christian bakers who refusedto bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. Are they discriminating against LGBTQ couplesor are they exercising their religious freedom to practice Christianity? Wouldnt baking acake for a gay couple forcibly demonstrate their support for the institution of gaymarriage against their will and thereby contradict their right to practice their religion? Onthe other hand, if a bakery refused to bake cakes for African Americans (or Hispanics, orJews, or Muslims, or Irish, or Asians etc.) or any other
religious/ethnic minority, would itnot be discriminatory? Can a business simply refuse service to those whom it disagreeswith in a secular society? If so, what does this say about secularism? Discuss your viewsand explain the positions that you have taken. Also, engage with the views of those whomight disagree with you.3) The third media article discusses the burkini ban, which began in France but soon spreadto other European countries. This ban prevents (ostensibly Muslim) women fromswimming in bathing suits that cover their bodies and hair by imposing a fine on thosewho do not wear something more like a traditional European bathing suit, which is farmore revealing. Shouldnt a secular state allow women to wear what they want? Is thisban discriminatory towards Muslims? If so, what does it say about secularism? Discussyour views and explain the positions that you have taken. Also, engage with the views ofthose who might disagree with you.