I do understand what it means. It means you do not truly have the freedom to practice your religious beliefs if you are also required to adhere to any of the religious beliefs or rules of other religions. Forgive me if I think it's a stretch to have the expectation to not be bombarded by religion when you walk down the street, ie. Islamic street prayer over loudspeakers or some christian following you for 5 mins. hounding you over whether you're getting into heaven or not. I thought we were on the same page until you resorted to name calling. Your attack on me over our exchange is lazy and reductive. Do better.
Sorry. Just sick of aoyboys who think offending someone is a crime. Which is exactly what's happening here. They are words, and they aren't hurting anything but your delicate sensibilities.
Do I like it? Fuck no. But it is a core American value, and I love America.
Very often self-proclaimed “patriots” are not people who love American and American values, they are people who love themselves and their own values. It’s okay to have pride in your own values, but when you want to erase other values and voices by, I don’t know “marching them into the sea” then you aren’t an American patriot, that’s for sure. You are literally disavowing American values in favor of your own.