The ability to discern what is a personal conviction that should not be forced on others and constitutional convictions that should be supported by everybody is the reason for the current situation. People get the two mixed up. I shouldn’t have to live by your convictions and you shouldn’t have to live by mine as long as we share in common the conviction that all men are created equal and entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Equality and freedom of speech, religion and belief.