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Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Free Exercise: Excluding Churches From Public Benefits ‘Odious To Our Constitution’

By: Ben Shapiro On Monday morning, the Supreme Court released a ruling by a 7-2 margin finding that states cannot prohibit public funding to churches simply because they are churches. The case itself surrounds a playground at the Trinity Lutheran Church Child Learning Center; the Center sought public funding for a rubber surface. The Department of Natural Resources denied the petition, citing a blanket rule that it would not fund churches. The Court rightly found that “denying a generally available benefit solely on account of religious identity imposes a penalty on the free exercise of religion.” The opinion was delivered by… View Article