Every first-grader learns that the Pilgrims came here to practice their religion the way they wanted. So you would think that the debate over freedom of religion was settled long ago.
It wasn't. This week the Senate is expected to consider a bill called the Religious Liberty Protection Act, whose turgid name suggests that what the Pilgrims held dear is threatened in the very nation they founded. Supporters believe that government officials disrupt religious activities even today, despite the First Amendment's crystal-clear language: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
The bill's...
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