Religious Liberty?

[Brian37]

To what extant should religious liberty in this nation be respected?

Everyone should be able to believe whatever they want including .

But.. at what point should the law respect religious beliefs?

When should allowances be made?

Surely companies, with a Christian basis should not be forced to provide contraception?

A Christina bakery.. shouldn't be...forced..to bake a cake for a gay couples wedding?

Thoughts?

I hate the word "respect", I've said that in may threads. It is a loaded word far too often used to shut down criticism. I never use it. I say "value".

On a planet of 7 billion, much less one country of 300 million are you going to have everyone always agree or only say nice things about each other.

I don't say "respect" as far as even law. I say value, and I do value human rights, even the right to make bad claims. But part of a free society is the value of being able to respond to those bad claims.

My only duty to my fellow citizen is common law and non violence. But if your claims are bad, and especially if those claims lead to denying equal rights and protection under the law, damn right I am going to respond to it.