Supreme Court Scheduled to Hear Important Freedom of Religion Dispute

The states say they’re necessary to keep the government from meddling in religious affairs.

But to the challengers, they’re nothing more than a form of discrimination.

The court’s newest justice, Neil Gorsuch, will take part in hearing and voting on the case. As an appeals court judge, he was receptive to arguments that government programs can violate religious freedom.

Five years ago Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Missouri applied for money from a state program that helps non-profits cover their gravel playgrounds with a rubber surface made from recycled tires. The church wanted to improve the playground at its preschool and daycare center.

 

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