Compiling Some of My Previous Posts on “Religious Freedom”

Yesterday, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). For my part, I’m ashamed that my state has passed this sort of license to discriminate. If it’s any sort of consolation (not much…), over the last day or two, I’ve heard quite a few people who are otherwise quite conservative in their politics and worldview express anger and disappointment at the passage of this law.

I hope to take some time in the next week or so to really dive into the text of RFRA, both to address some of the confusion and to discuss why I’m so opposed to the bill. Alas, time doesn’t permit me to write that post now. Nevertheless, for those interested, I thought I’d compile links to some of the posts that I’ve written in recent years on the subject of “religious freedom” and proposed laws similar to RFRA.

Using the Claim of “Religious Freedom” as a Weapon Without Considering What it Really Means

Thought Exercise on the Uses of the Cudgel of “Religious Freedom”

Paul Ryan and the Birth Control Brouhaha

Slippery Slope or Religious Freedom? Mutually Exclusive Arguments

The Birth Control Brouhaha

More on the Birth Control Brouhaha

I’m sure that I’ve addressed the issue one way or another in any of a host of other posts. But that should be a decent sampler.