by Jorge Gomez • 1 minute
Kelly discusses recent attacks on churches in Minnesota and California. He explains how the First Amendment protects the right to lawfully protest as well as the right of houses of worship to live out their faith in peace, without their gatherings being disrupted.
In an opinion piece for The Blaze, Kelly writes:
“America has always protected lawful protest. It has never protected persecution. Some communities now blur that line on purpose, and anyone who cares about civil rights, religious freedom, or the rule of law should be alarmed.
You don’t need to agree with the worshippers in Minnesota or California to defend their rights. Civil liberties mean nothing if they apply only to causes we like. The moment we excuse intimidation because we sympathize with a protest’s message, we abandon equal freedom under the law.
The Free Exercise Clause means little if mobs can intimidate Americans into silence inside their own sanctuaries.”
Read Kelly’s full op-ed on The Blaze >>
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