I don't believe in "religious freedom" as a separate concept from freedom generally, or even as a category of freedom. Because I don't believe you can separate "religious" beliefs from any other deeply held belief. The only reason to do that is if you're trying to privilege a specific set of beliefs to empower specific hierarchies.
In other words, "religious freedom" is not just nonsensical but a contradiction in terms.
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