SCOTUS: "the First Amendment embraces the right to select any religious faith or none at all.”

[usregimechange]

“At one time it was thought that this right merely proscribed the preference of one Christian sect over another, but would not require equal respect for the conscience of the infidel, the atheist, or the adherent of a non-Christian faith such as Islam or Judaism. But when the underlying principle has been examined in the crucible of litigation, the Court has unambiguously concluded that the individual freedom of conscience protected by the First Amendment embraces the right to select any religious faith or none at all.” WALLACE v. JAFFREE, 472 U.S. 38 (1985).

FYI.

[Quantess]

1. Nice to know I'm not breaking any laws

by being non-committal to any religion. None of the religions are very convincing anyway.

[usregimechange]

2. It will still be a while til the public agrees.

[tkmorris]

3. Ahead of the curve as usual. It's depressing.

[Solomon]

4. Well, anytime the SCOTUS is ahead of the curve, you should

celebrate. They usually follow.

[riqster]

5. We're a nation of laws, not men

...if the public wants a theocracy, they can amend the Constitution. Otherwise, the bigots should STFU.

(Speaking as a descendant of religious refugees from two different countries that had "state religions".)