I am now finding people on my timeline who are apologists for anti-Muslim sentiments and violence in India and, separately, people who are apologists for curbs on religious freedom in places like the UAE. A brief reminder, folks, on some basics of freedom of religion --

People should be free to practice any religion they so wish, without fear of negative consequences, much less violence.

You wanna practice the religion you were born into? Great. You wanna follow a different religion? Go for it.

This right is for all, no matter their religion.

All religious groups should have equal access to where to build their places of worship.

So, most places have zoning laws, and that's fine so long as they are applied equally. But barring Hindu temples except in one area = not religious freedom. Mobs tearing down mosques = ditto

Apostasy, atheism, and blasphemy should all be fully legal, for everyone and relevant to all religions. Full stop.

You should be free to wear articles of your faith publicly, or not. So, barring certain types of head coverings is not okay (yeah, France, I'm looking at you). Forcing head coverings (shout-out to Iran) is also not okay.

In general, countries should be wary of creeping majoritarian norms.

So, the UAE should worry most, on its home turf, about forcing a particular version of Sunni Islam down people's throats.
India should most worry most about Hindu majoritarian norms.
The US, Christian supremacy

Enough for now. I'll close with a not-so-friendly reminder--

If you are an apologist for curbing religious freedom, I don't care what faith you claim, you have no place on my Twitter feed. #ReligiousFreedom #THREAD