Freedom of Religion Abolished by Supreme Court

Fucked by the Supreme Court Again

• Court votes to protect secular businesses NOT religion as Leftist California puts a 25 percent occupancy cap on churches.

(CNSNews.com) - Chief Justice John Roberts has joined with the courts four liberal justices in allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom of California to limit the number of people who may enter a church or other place of worship—but not an office, supermarket, restaurant, or factory.

Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito would have granted an injunction against the governor’s order.

The South Bay United Pentacostal Church applied to Justice Elena Kagan for an injunction against the governor’s order. Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Chief Justice John Roberts supported denying the injunction. Roberts wrote an opinion explaining his position.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote an opinion explaining his dissent that was joined by Thomas and Gorsuch.

“I would grant the church’s requested temporary injunction because California’s latest safety guidelines discriminate against places of worship and in favor of comparable secular businesses,” wrote Kavanaugh.

“Such discrimination violates the First Amendment,” he said.

“In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, California has now limited attendance at religious worship services to 25 percent of building capacity or 100 attendees, whichever is lower,” wrote Kavanaugh. “The basic constitutional problem is that comparable secular businesses are not subject to a 25 percent occupancy cap, including factories, offices, supermarkets, restaurants, retail stores, pharmacies, shopping malls, pet grooming shops, bookstores, florists, hair salons, and cannabis dispensaries.

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