There comes a time when one must choose between status, position, and sometimes, even one's very safety or one's deepest convictions. For Mordecai this came about as the winds of political change shifted with the ascendancy of Haman, a rising political star whose ego, like his success, seemed to have no bounds... So too, times are changing in the U.S. Under the current Administration, our constitutional rights guaranteeing religious freedom are under attack as never before. With the erosion of religious freedom, more and more Americans are being put to "the choice." Conform, or be targeted for retaliation because your religious views are now deemed discriminatory and dangerous. Read more from Richard C. Baker .