On religious freedom

5 Examples Showing the Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives on "Religious Freedom" (Click here to read more)

 July 6, 2014 By Allen Clifton
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While conservatives go on and on about "religious freedom," what they really mean is their "right" to have one religion ruling over 330 million Americans. 

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When it comes to liberals, it's about actual freedom. Here are 5 examples showcasing exactly that.

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I'll give conservatives this much - when they latch onto a piece of propaganda, they sure as heck dedicate themselves to it.  For years they've been trying to violate our First Amendment by interjecting religion into our laws.  And on some levels they've been successful.
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But generally they've been defeated because our First Amendment is pretty clear that laws cannot be based on religion.
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Though the newest "trick" Republicans have tried to employ is the argument they call "religious freedom."  Essentially it's their way to try to discriminate against people, or deny others their rights, based on the argument that not allowing them to discriminate against certain individuals based on their religious beliefs is somehow a violation of their "religious freedom."
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Though I find it amazing how these people have convinced themselves that attempting to restrict the freedoms of others is somehow "defending liberty and freedom."
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So I thought I'd give 5 examples showing the differences between how liberals and conservatives view "religious freedom."
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1. Abortion

Liberals: Tend to support the right for a woman to decide for herself whether or not she will have an abortion.  Even many Christian liberals are pro-choice.  Though I've rarely met anyone who's "pro-abortion."  There's a difference between supporting someone's right to have control over their own body and liking the decision they make.  I'm pro-choice yet anti-abortion.  Being pro-choice means that every single American woman has the right to decide for herself what she should do with her own body.  If you want to have an abortion, go for it.  If you don't, then you don't have to.  But the point is, liberals support the right for every woman to have the freedom to choose for themselves.  If a woman objected to abortions based on her religion she wouldn't have to have one.  But that would be her choice, someone else wouldn't be making that choice for her.

Conservatives: Under their system of beliefs, abortion would be completely banned.  No woman would have the right to have control over her own body.  The moment she became pregnant she would lose almost all control she has over what happens to her body over the following 9 months.  Under their belief system, every single American woman would be forced to adhere to the religious beliefs of a certain percentage of the population whether they shared those views or not.  A woman who didn't believe in any kind of god whatsoever would be forced to abide by laws restricting the control she has over her body based on a God in which she didn't believe.  Where under the liberal pro-choice banner every woman has the right to choose for herself, if conservatives had their way every woman in the United States would lose the freedom to choose for themselves.
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