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Freedom of speech. While not spelled out specifically in the Bible, there are several passages that would seem to imply freedom of speech. The only caveat here would be "heresy". That is when you know "A" (generally something about God) is true, yet you proclaim that "B" is true (usually to suit your own self serving purposes, which in turn, suit Satan's purposes).
Freedom of religion. Yes and no, but for all intents, no. The Bible states that there is one religion that is belief in God. The positive consequences of practicing this one religion (Christianity) are that you get to go to heaven in the afterlife. You are free to choose whatever religion suits you (so in that respect, you do have freedom of religion), however, the consequences of choosing one of the many false religions (which are made by Satan to confuse you) is that you spend eternity in hell. Yes, you have freedom of religion. Of course, we Christians feel a moral obligation (plus God told us to do this) to inform you of the consequences so that you can make an informed decision.
Equal rights for all. No. Sorry if you don't want to hear that, but that is reality. In the Bible, there is a fair amount of discussion about the roles of men and women. Most Christians today look at those passages and view them as material that was written for the people of the day when the Bible was written. Their society did not have equality of the sexes. The discussion of the rights of women in the Bible compared to the society that the apostles lived in, the Bible actually gives women far more rights than they had in most societies at that time. Most Christians today firmly believe in equality of the sexes, even though the Bible does not affirm these rights.
Equal rights for sexual preferences? Absolutely not. This is more like the freedom of religion question. God commands us to live the life of a straight person (even if you believe you were "born gay", that doesn't mean that you must practice the gay lifestyle - that is a choice). Either you choose the only correct option, or you choose an incorrect option (homosexuality, bestiality, incest, etc.) - either way there are consequences (positive or negative) for your choices. You are free to choose.
Before you haul out the thumbs downs, let me state for the record that I think that our country needs to have freedom of religion. After all, if there were no freedom of religion, what are the odds that the only allowable religion would be the one I practice? Not giving equal rights to gays is, IMHO, forcing my religious beliefs onto others, which I am not okay with. If I was genuinely concerned about the the afterlife of gay people, then I ought to be hanging out in gay bars befriending the gay community (and not some false friendship - a genuine friendship), so that I have an opportunity for some meaningful dialogEUhere I might have the opportunity to present the gospel's teachings in a way that it might actually be received and seriously concidered. I should not be drafting legislation - I should be out there making a grass roots effort to. Look what kind of people Jesus hung out with - prostitutes and tax collectors. If you don't want gay people to marry, don't try to make it against the law, try to convince people not to practice the gay lifestyle.
You may have an attraction to the same sex. Some people have problems with drinking too much. The fact that you have some seemingly inate desire for something doesn't make it okay - "God made me this way" is a cop out.
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Do the religious books (bible, quran?) give these rights?
