An unusually hopeful poll result:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

The point is not that x number of people are right or wrong, but the big gap between "has the right" and "something I like."

A substantial number of people acknowledging that a person has a right to do something "wrong" is refreshing.

Why the enlightenment?

Because it is a property rights issue with religious freedom elements.

I think that Americans are stronger on property rights and religious freedom than we are on expressive rights and personal privacy.

[RandomThoughts]

1. Many people do not also see it as a libertarian issue.

It splits the Libertarians from the Religious Right.

[customerserviceguy]

2. You're confusing appropriateness with having the right to do something

Most people would agree that it is a person's right to make a racial joke or slur, they would also agree that it's not appropriate. Just because I think another person has the right to a religious or political opinion or means of expression way different from mine, doesn't mean I think it's always appropriate for them to exercise it.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. No, there's no confusion on that point

I am not confusing appropriateness with having the right to do something.

That's the stated point of the OP... that they are separate things. Unfortunately they are not always or even usually not recognized as such by polled samples, which is why this result is cited here as more benign than usual.