Abandoning the rest of us: Christianity uber alles

Letter to the editor in today's NY Times:

(Re “Thomas and Alito Raise Doubts on Same-Sex Marriage Ruling”)

Dear Justices Thomas and Alito:

You are the ones stigmatizing people of faith. Since when does religious freedom apply only to a subset of Christians? 

I am a religious Jew, but I don’t expect others to be prohibited from eating cheeseburgers or working on Jewish holidays. Likewise, no one is forcing Christians to have abortions or get married to someone of the same sex. They even have the benefit of Christmas being a national holiday.

The Supreme Court is responsible for protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans, even the ones who do not share the personal faith of its justices. Please don’t abandon the rest of us.

Janet Gordon

San Francisco