Some US Christians' Definition of Religious Freedom: [View all]
Not everyone thinks that religious freedom means the freedom to worship or not worship whatever religion you prefer. In the United States, there are many Christians who believe that religious freedom means that they should be free to discriminate against anyone, based on their own religious beliefs.
They want to be free to refuse to rent living spaces to anyone who believes differently than they do.
They want to be free not to do business with anyone who doesn't share their beliefs.
They want to be free to exclude people from parts of society if they follow a different religion or are atheists.
They want to be free to stop people who don't behave or live as they think proper from marrying or doing almost anything at all.
They want to be free to prevent people from doing anything that is proscribed by their religion, like using contraception or obtaining an abortion.
They want to be free to block groups who worship differently from being able to build houses of worship in their communities.
They want to be free to make criticizing their religion or mocking it a crime.
Their idea of religious freedom is for their religion to be free, but not yours. If you object to their freedom to discriminate against you, then they will say you are against religious freedom and must be stopped.
That's how many US Christians see religious freedom. In some states, they have even passed laws to that effect.
