Religious liberty and conscience rights are certainly worth defending against an increasing liberal onslaught. A female wax technician should never be forced by the state to wax a transgender woman’s testicles. Nor should a Christian baker be forced to endorse messages he doesn’t believe in. All have the First Amendment right to be free from compelled speech, and that right doesn't disappear when we begin to engage in business.
But our support for religious liberty and freedom of conscience doesn’t negate our ability to also support reasonable accommodations and rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
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