None of the stories told in this chapter had to happen. In a tolerant society, citizens would live and let live when it came to these clashes. The state wouldn’t coerce people to violate their reasonable, deeply held religious belief that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. Religious charities and schools would be able to operate in accordance with that belief. And the state would allow its citizens to operate a business and participate in the marketplace without abandoning their faith. The next chapter explains how to protect this right in law.
