Yes, and no. They live in a country in which religious freedom is a central value. In particular, that means we’re free not to believe what they believe, just as they’re free to believe what they do.

They need to learn to live in that sort of society. We’ve decided this question — the morality of abortion must be left to the conscience of the individual. Slightly more than half of Americans believe abortion is immoral — even though over two thirds believe that abortion should be legal. That’s not inconsistent: if you think abortion is immoral, don’t have one.

It’s no different from Muslims who believe that drawing pictures of Mohammed is a grievous sin. Too fucking bad — you have to learn to live with your neighbors who don’t hold those same convictions.