FREEDOM

A group of Muslim and Jewish firefighters in Washington D.C. is going to court, alleging religious discrimination over a safety policy prohibiting facial hair.

The men claim that because they wear facial hair in accordance with their faith, they were denied career opportunities and ended up with pay cuts.

They’re asking a D.C. judge to hold the city in contempt over their facial hair policy, arguing that not only is it a blatant violation of their religious freedom.

Should religious workers in dangerous fields who might have to wear masks be forced to shave?