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An example of a discriminatory law, said Locke, was a law in England that makes it illegal to speak Latin in a church, but permits people to speak Latin in schools. Obviously the point of such a law is to persecute Roman Catholics. But if a law is not persecutory in this way, it may stand, even though it may incidentally impose burdens on some religious activities more than on others. If people find that their conscience will not permit them to obey a certain law (regarding military service, say, or work days), they had better follow their conscience, says Locke, but they will have to pay the legal penalty.