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Religious liberty intact

I went golfing with my buddies: a Jew, a Baptist and an agnostic. I am called a good Catholic. That night, I went to a restaurant and a Jewish waitress served me a hamburger, knowing that I should not eat meat on Friday. Plus, I believe Jesus is God; and she knows he was just a good prophet.

All in all, I don’t think anyone violated their conscience by supporting the other person’s religious beliefs or needed to modify their own. Being with others or serving them or handing them a hamburger or a piece of paper doesn’t change one’s religion or freedom thereof.

James A. Nolan

Frankfort

This story was originally published March 21, 2016 at 5:58 PM with the headline "Religious liberty intact."

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