Religious freedoms are on borrowed time

Religious freedoms are on borrowed time

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Rev. Ben Cooke is the pastor at Emmanuel Lutheran Episcopal Church in Augusta. I am afraid for my community of faith. With the rise of political violence and the suspension of late-night comedians, it feels like our First Amendment rights in America are at risk. As an Ep…