Liberty Cannot Prevail Without Discrimination.
If a terrorist committed to the annihilation of Israel walked into a deli, which unbeknown to him was owned by a Rabbi, and demanded that he cater his feast at the local mosque should the Rabbi be allowed to decline? If a former Nazi concentration camp guard died and his family went to a Jewish funeral director to prepare his body, insisting the funeral service be adorned with a Nazi flags, can the the funeral director refuse because the service is an affront to his heritage? Religious freedom, as defined in the recent debate over Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act is under assault; its supporters are accused of bigotry and discrimination. The ability to engage in relationships and activities consistent with our values is essential to liberty. The First Amendment means more than the right to go to church without interference. Despotic regimes like China, Cuba, Nazi Germany and the former Soviet Union afford their people what they call freedom of worship , which me...