Brad Gregory on the Secularization of the Western Sphere

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November 17, 2011 | This video is an excerpt from the Berkley Center's event What's So Special About Religious Freedom?

Religious freedom has been called America's "first freedom." But does it warrant such a special status? What, if anything, distinguishes religious freedom from other protected rights like the freedom of speech or assembly? Is religious freedom a right that stands on its own, or is it a subset of a broader freedom of conscience? In this video selection, one of two related panels examine such questions, as well as the meaning and reach of religious freedom.