Because a lot of people seem to believe that religion should give a free pass to ignore secular law . People understand freedom of religion differently , on one side , you have people who believe it should mean that individuals cannot be forced to obey religious dictates not punished for their own views , on the other , you have people who believe that it means that the practice of religion should never be inhibited by law , even if the law makes sense . Basically , some think it means individuals should be free from religious obligations , others think it means religions are free to impose their obligations on their followers and government has to accommodate them . Plus , Sikhs are a minority group , therefore you have a whole politically correct cohort who thinks this means that they are a protected class and that anyone disagreeing with anything they do is just a racist xenophobe and they are morally bound to downvote any such comment . Meanwhile , if it was about conservative Christians , instead of Sikhs , they would not care .