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I'd like to get into this bit by bit. In the initial paragraph, the author brings up the fact that religious conscience claims can be used as exemptions from the law, whereas non-religious conscience claims cannot (for example avoiding the draft). Is there an essential difference between these two claims which makes one more valid than the other? The author says no. I would tend to agree, BUT I am happy to argue the other side. A claim of religious conscience, is made from the conviction that one's eternal life is dependent upon this decision. A claim of non-religious conscience is made from the conviction that you must behave ethically in order to feel right in your own skin. Eternity vs. The Present.