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The left is deeply confused over this whole "Freedom" thing.  Because they're also confused by this whole "Individual Freedom" thing.

As an example the New York Times offer us the usual ObamaCare vs Freedom of Religion talking points:

"Are institutional church hierarchies like the U.S. Conference of Bishops the arbiters of religious freedom? Why does their freedom matter more than that of the majority of American Catholics, who, according to every public opinion poll, disagree overwhelmingly with their church's prohibitions of contraception, in vitro fertilization, abortion for rape and incest victims, and voluntary sterilization?"

But of course that's the whole point.  The Church isn't the arbiter of religious freedom, except for those Catholics who follow its doctrines.  A business owner should be able to choose to exercise his religious freedom, based on whatever beliefs he has.  The Church isn't compelling Catholic business owners to deny abortion funding.  The Obama Administration is compelling the Church to offer it.

The Obama Administration has set itself up as the arbiter of religious freedom. That is the whole problem here.