A recent ballot initiative in (of all places) North Dakota, which was styled "North Dakota Religious Freedom Amendment: Measure 3", was voted down by a reported 2:1 margin.

Here's the interesting bit of the initiative:
Government may not burden a person’s or religious organization’s religious liberty. The right to act or refuse to act in a manner ( Read more... )

I just had it pointed out to me elsewhere, and it deserves repeating, as often and in as many places as possible.
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