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The Left Has a Newfound Respect for Religious Freedom, but Only When It's Pro-Abortion

One of the most outrageous claims the Left has made, especially in a post-Dobbs world, is that there's a religious right to abortion. There isn't, because there is no right to an abortion. But that's the argument a judge in Indiana has bought, ruling that the state's abortion ban violates relgious freedom.

"The judge blocked the ban for a certified class of people who claim killing a baby in an abortion is an exercise of their religious beliefs," the post reads. "Klineman ruled that the state’s 2022 abortion law violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act by substantially burdening the religious exercise of people who say their religion supports killing babies in abortions. Attorney General Todd Rokita will appeal the ruling to a state appeals court."

Yes. Molec is thrilled by this.

We'd modify this slightly to say that no religion thinks it's okay to kill innocent people. Most religions make some exceptions for war, self-defense, and even the death penalty.

Babies are wholly innocent.

It's not a religious belief, it's politics masquerading as religion.

Yes. We're seeing that play out in the U.K., where Islam is taking over.

This is also a valid point. If someone's religion demands human sacrifice, this judge just said homicide laws don't matter.

Judicial overreach is far worse, and far more dangerous.

The people of Indiana elected the state legislature, who passed this legislation four years ago. There are ways for the people of Indiana to remedy this legislation if they don't like it. A black-robed activist isn't one of them.

And, of course, they didn't think this through to its logical conclusion: if there's a religious right to an abortion, there's also a religious right to oppose abortion.