In recent decades, religious liberty cases have become some of the most contested and symbolically charged moments in American constitutional law — flashpoints where faith, identity and pluralism seem to collide. From the baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a same-sex couple to the coach who prayed at the 50-yard line, these conflicts are frequently framed as zero-sum: One group’s freedom is seen as another’s loss.
But what if that framing misses something deeper? What if the key to navigating these tensions lies not in choosing between liberty and equality, but in understanding how the two are fundamentally entwined?
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