There is no doubt that the rights the First Amendment protects–freedom of speech and freedom of religion–are increasingly the most attacked.
Some of the most recent high profile cases have revolved around the ongoing attempts by the government via Obamacare to force religious groups to provide contraception coverage in their health plans and taxpayers to fund elective abortion coverage in theirs.
Not to be outdone, zealots for same-sex marriage and issues surrounding “gender identity laws” have been on the warpath too.
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