One of our most cherished rights, as guaranteed by the 1^st^ Amendment to the Constitution, is the freedom of religion. It is one of the reasons the United States has become the most prosperous, free and diverse nation on earth. But an important component of the freedom of religion, often overlooked, is that it includes the freedom from religion. No religion can force their doctrines on society either by law or by intimidation. With this in mind, it is clear that the move to expand liquor sales in Lexington on Sunday can not be legally prohibited on religious grounds. Respect for the Sabbath is fine, so long as it is voluntary and not legalized. Besides, the Sabbath, being a Judeo-Christian concept is different for Jews, which have it on Saturday, than for Christians, for which Sunday is the Sabbath. So, to be fair, if we can't have expanded liquor sales on Sunday because of religious convections, then we shouldn't have them on Saturday either. Now consider the many other religions practiced in this country each with a slightly different "Sabbath". If they are taken into account, then we would have a virtual prohibition on the sale of liquor. Didn't we try this once and it didn't work? So, for the sake of fairness, we either have to take every religion into consideration or none of them. And our Constitution clearly says none.