# Religious Toleration Versus Religious Freedom

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/religious-toleration-versus-religious-freedom>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** July 30, 2014

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George H. Smith distinguishes “tolerating” religious difference from recognizing a genuine right to religious freedom.

[Originally published in essay form on November 3, 2011.](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/excursions/religious-toleration-versus-religious-freedom)

_Narrated by James Foster._