What is behind the left's flip flop on religious freedom laws?

James Taranto:
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Narrowly speaking, that is, the left’s hatred of RFRA is about preserving the authority of the cake police—government agencies determined to coerce bakeries, photo studios, florists and other small businesses to participate in same-sex weddings even if the owners have eccentric conscientious objections.
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The laws do not command discrimination as the Jim Crow laws did.  They give people a choice whether they will participate in activities they may disagree with.  It is not about people but objections to activities that the liberals are trying to coerce.

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