Man, you are certainly lathered up, and I don't mean any insult.
That said, you are free to not do any of those things, and perhaps persuede your family, friends, or anyone else given your belief system to follow suit.
Make sure the energy you spend trying to change people who will probably not change, despite your best efforts, to that of maintaining your own.
In my experience, holding on to a rigid belief system that allows no correction, is doomed. Again, no offense intended.
Huh? It appears you have completely missed the point. The article is not talking about individuals choosing or not choosing to do various things, but being forced to violate their conscience by the state.