Can the government force us to say things we don't believe? SCOTUS will decide this term

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty was one of dozens of groups that filed an amicus brief in support of Smith.
54% : It's time for the court to settle the broader question related to the competing liberties at stake: the civil rights protections for LGBTQ individuals and the religious freedom of business owners.
51% : As more governments at the state and local level expand their anti-discrimination laws, cases like Smith's are becoming increasingly prevalent.
48% : Expressing that sentiment, however, runs afoul of her state's anti-discrimination law, which includes explicit protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.
47% : In taking Smith's case, the Supreme Court agreed to address this central point: "Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to speak or stay silent violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment."
38% : Colorado will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court against a Christian web designer who does not want to create custom wedding websites for same-sex couples and claims that the state's anti-discrimination law violates her right to free speech.

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