Conservatives have more recently launched what is to an extent a new front in their legal battles. They are making various attempts to establish a right for their beliefs as freedom of conscience under the terms of the protections provided by the first amendment. Freedom of conscience is an idea that goes back to the beginning of the enlightenment and it is definitely embodied in the notions that gave rise to the first amendment. The question posed in this context is what does "the free exercise of religion" mean in the 21st C. Most of us would likely associate that phrase with the ability of adherents of a particular religious persuasion to freely assemble and practice their forms of religious observance. It is now being asserted that laws and regulations should not compel individual or certain corporate persons to engage in activities which are contrary to their religious beliefs.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/06/1312096/-Religious-Privilege-And-Freedom-Of-Conscience
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