Freedom

I just came across an article in which a Reform rabbi writes how he believes rabbis should officiate at same gender weddings. Among his reasons is that he believes in freedom as an absolute necessity. He also explains that he won't use Scripture to justify his point because you can find texts which support arguments for and against. But that doesn't stop him from selectively adopting an Orthodox rabbi's writings to support his argument.
This morning I read about a 19-year-old woman and how emergency services had to work for 8 hours to cut her free from her home because she was so obese that she couldn't walk out the door to get to the hopital. This woman was free to eat all she wanted but she was imprisoned in her home. Is that freedom?
Many Jewish bloggers are signing off for two to three days starting this evening because they are celebrating Shabbos and Shavuot. Those who live outside of Israel won't resume posting till Monday evening. Who is freer? Those who will be spending time with family and friends, praying in the synagogue, enjoying quality time with family while being disconnected from technological deviices? Or those who are glued to the computer for the next three days?
Rabbi Yaakov Menken discusses freedom in an article titled The Meaning of Freedom.

Signing off till Monday evening.