re: #21 Charles Johnson

“Would liberals force an atheist to decorate the crucifix of Jesus Christ, if doing so violated that atheist’s religious beliefs?”

Uh… ATHEISTS DON’T HAVE “RELIGIOUS BELIEFS,” YOU FUCKING MORON.

From a constitutional law standpoint, atheists do have religious beliefs, sort of. The Supreme Court explained (I think it was O’Connor writing for the majority and Scalia dissenting, but I’d need to find the case to be sure) that freedom of religion also means freedom from religion. So, the absence of a belief in god is protected the same way that a belief in Zeus, Allah, Vishnu, the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or the Trinity. The bigger problem is that they are confusing (likely on purpose) religious actions and economic actions.