Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. warned on Saturday that freedom of speech was under threat at universities and that freedom of religion was in peril in society at large. <\/p>\n
Troubled waters are slamming against some of our most fundamental principles, he said. <\/p>\n
He made his remarks at a commencement ceremony at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio, a Catholic institution. <\/p>\n
Support for freedom of speech is declining dangerously, especially where it should find deepest acceptance, he said. <\/p>\n
A university, he said, should be a place for reasoned debate. But he added that today, very few colleges live up to that ideal. <\/p>\n
The same is true, he said, for tolerance of religious views in society generally. <\/p>\n
Freedom of religion is also imperiled, he said. When you venture out into the world, you may well find yourself in a job or a community or a social setting when you will be pressured to endorse ideas you dont believe or to abandon core beliefs. It will be up to you to stand firm. <\/p>\n
In other settings, Justice Alito has given a specific example, complaining that people opposed to same-sex marriage on religious grounds are sometimes treated as bigots. <\/p>\n
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