Nicely Stated

Douthat:

...If you want to fine Catholic hospitals for following Catholic teaching, or prevent Jewish parents from circumcising their sons, or ban Chick-fil-A in Boston, then don’t tell religious people that you respect our freedoms. Say what you really think: that the exercise of our religion threatens all that’s good and decent, and that you’re going to use the levers of power to bend us to your will.

"Good and decent" is used ironically, of course.  

And it won't be very easy to 'bend us to your will.'

Or, as it was said in the movie:  "Go ahead.  Make my day."

HT:  FrZ