There's definitely a conservative argument against that mandate, but it's got nothing to do with anyone's "deeply held convictions" about religion, because insurance companies do not have deeply held religious convictions.
And let's not get into my deeply held belief that not a single fan of NYC music between the years of 1967 and 1983 ran anywhere but from the cops, or maybe to the bathroom when the pills went south.
The entire Andy phenomenon is merely yet another indicator that the pistes of power will forever be a closed book to me, because I simply cannot get past the deeply held belief that anybody who is remotely impressed by Prince Andrew should very possibly not be allowed out without supervision, let alone be in charge of anything important.
Like all good philosophy, it works by getting the reader to examine deeply held but unspoken beliefs about some of our most fundamental concerns, like personal autonomy.
"If they have a deeply held belief, they get the exemption," said Dr. Eddy Bresnitz, New Jersey's chief epidemiologist.
That moment, Mr. Sandel said, is often "a turning point" in getting students to question their own deeply held assumptions.
I'd be the first to say that when you're dealing with issues of religion and deeply held faith you've got to express yourself moderately and sensitively and with respect one to the other.
"That's one of the skills we teach," she says, "to recognize that you have an iceberg, a deeply held belief that may be getting in the way of you seeing what's going on around you".
That is because Van Gaal, with his deeply held belief in the Dutch "fighting" mentality, has rarely got on with or even liked South Americans.
He holds deeply held principles that determine where he is trying to go, but how we get there - and for Johnson, it is clearly always "we" - is invariably a matter for productive debate, which benefits from open minds.
