How free would a religion be, if pointing out apostasy and false doctrine were forbidden? Not free at all.
I don't think Romney's saying that discussing denominational differences should be forbidden, but that doing so in an underhanded and deceptive way is not wholesome public discourse.
For example, an artist has a right and the freedom to stick a cross in a test-tube of urine and hang it on a wall and America protects that right, but that doesn't mean that is wholesome art.
Liberals love to say that acting in the most malicious and irresponsible way within their freedoms is the most moral exercise of freedom...don't fall into that trap.
“How free would a religion be, if pointing out apostasy and false doctrine were forbidden? Not free at all.”
That’s not the point. Nobody says that people can’t criticize other religions.
Separation of church and state was intended to keep government OUT of religion, not religion out of government as the ACLU crowd thinks.
The hypocrisy of too many Christians today is that they agree that government should not interfere with religion but ONLY WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE WHAT THEY DO.
The hypocrisy of these Christians should be pointed out and I’m glad Romney has. As a born again Christian myself, I agree with him.