"Religious liberty should unite us, not divide us"

These sorts of sayings and articles tend toward a sad superficiality....a nod, a moment of assent, a littering in of various points from "identity politics 101", but rarely anything more.  

Let me - hopefully others will join me - begin to correct this glaring gap in this article.   (and I hope this isn't the token "4th of July" article from NCR).

Let's take the superficial point and develop it in depth & practicality. 

Our pursuit of God should result in a greater union with Him, seen in many "fruits" of the Holy Spirit.    If we don't see the fruits, we should examine how we're supposedly pursuing God using our freedom.

Our use of our right (to pursue an intimate and lively union with God) is NOT to serve itself, but instead to spur on the work and mission of Jesus Christ in billions of small acts of Yes to Him. 

Our 'right' isn't the goal itself; it is rather a means to effect a duty..to love God in part by loving others.