Some scholars think that one of the greatest threats to religious liberty in modern America is the clash between free exercise and gay rights regulations. Here is a recent example from the Religion Clause blog (link):
"State Hears Religious Defense To Sexual Orientation Discrimination
An Alliance Defense Fund release reports that a hearing was scheduled for yesterday and today before the New Mexico Human Rights Division on a complaint by a lesbian couple that a photographer discriminated against them when she refused to photograph their commitment ceremony. The photographer apparently cited her Christian religious beliefs as the reason for the refusal. New Mexico law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."
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