Mr. Wohlforth I was looking forward to a column on free speech as promised. Instead you have launched a scurrilous attack on Mr. Minnery ( who I wouldn't know except you also published his picture). You went down several degrees on my respect meter.  Free speech is mentioned but you twist it to apply to baking cakes for "queers " (your words not mine)which is really about religious freedom. You are advocating for LGBT laws to trump religious freedom rights. Many people of all religions and beliefs could care less what moral values or choices that others choose to follow, but many also have deeply held beliefs that they should not personally be involved. As in your examples LGBT laws will give LGBT a superiority over other classes. That is why it all must be reconciled so that photographers, bakers, counselors, etc are not forced by the government to labor for or serve any class that they have deeply held opinions and religious views against.  This is probably Minnery's opinion.