The free exercise of religion and the fortnight that fizzled | NJ.com

By Linda Stamato/NJ VoicesThe Star-Ledger

what the fortnight for freedom was all about was the effort of the bishops to rally “the faithful” to support the imposition of its rules, its beliefs, its righteousness on those who choose not to adhere to those beliefs, on those who believe they should not be denied the freedom to make their own decisions about their healthcare--and that neither should anyone else.

….Employees of religious and religious-affiliated institutions who do not share their employers’ beliefs would have those beliefs imposed upon them. This is an exercise of freedom? Constitutional protections should not be available to those employees who work for religious and religious-affiliated institutions of religion and the fortnight that fizzled

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