Opinion ID: 2182764
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Heading: Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs.

Text: The first requirement is the individual must have a sincerely held religious belief with regard to the contested matter. Thomas, 450 U.S. at 714-16, 101 S.Ct. at 1430-31; Yoder, 406 U.S. at 215-16, 92 S.Ct. at 1533-34. This is a subjective, personal test, and we are not to question the propriety or correctness of this belief or religious doctrine. Lee, 455 U.S. at 257, 102 S.Ct. at 1055; Thomas, 450 U.S. at 714-16, 101 S.Ct. at 1430-31. According to French, he believes sex outside of marriage is sinful [and] living together    constitutes the `appearance of evil' to which I am also opposed. The sincerity of these beliefs is undisputed, and French has satisfied this requirement.