tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post5956981009917216554..comments2024-03-11T13:16:19.098-04:00Comments on Ad Orientem: Defining Religious Liberty DownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-54977253509395641202012-07-31T02:03:49.623-04:002012-07-31T02:03:49.623-04:00We have the same confusion going on up here in the...We have the same confusion going on up here in the Upper Midwest. North Dakota should have passed measure three, but red herring fear tactics won the day. It was sad to see. I think his final point is the best: drop the facade.Fr. Oliverhttp://holyresurrection.areavoices.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-70735628500356520442012-07-30T22:17:41.851-04:002012-07-30T22:17:41.851-04:00CJ, I guess you ain't luvin John Courtney Murr...CJ, I guess you ain't luvin John Courtney Murray.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833345391579579562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25740524.post-6464531786416519842012-07-30T10:34:14.447-04:002012-07-30T10:34:14.447-04:00Gotta love all the commenters who respond with som...Gotta love all the commenters who respond with some version of "your rights end where my rights begin" in support of forcing someone else to pay for their lifestyle choices.<br /><br />The naked public square cant hold up forever, because in the end, someone has to decide what is the good. Why support male circumcision and not female? Is it simply the physical consequences? Then we subordinate religion to science, or more broadly, consequentialism. At the same time, we can't treat 40 Days for Life and human sacrifice the same. <br /><br />Douthat is correct that the "freedom of worship" types should state their position clearly, but religious believers have to do the same. The alternative is inconsistency and special pleading.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13883761718979175423noreply@blogger.com