President Trump's executive order on religious freedom is of historic import.  Not only does this executive order guarantee free religious expression and practice in the face of half a century of policies designed to squelch religion and sideline it from the national discourse, but it also sends two crucial messages that merit evaluation. For way too long have religious groups seen their rights denied, as have individuals and businesses.  While religious conviction in effect became something at times illegal in the Obama era – remember the outrageous and mortal fine against a bakery whose owners refused to make a "gay wedding cake"? – a blind eye was turned to the fact that these liberal policies actually impinged upon people's free speech and expression.  If one is required to cater to interests that violate his religious beliefs, in the pursuit of "non-discrimination," one is in fact subject to his free speech and expression...(Read Full Post)