The article discusses the evolving relationship between church and state, primarily through the lens of a Supreme Court case regarding government funding for religious institutions. It highlights how the Court's conservative leanings have prioritized religious freedom, often at the expense of the establishment clause. Specifically, the article cites a case involving Trinity Lutheran Church's exclusion from a Missouri playground resurfacing program, which the Court deemed unconstitutional, signaling a shift that could culminate in the funding of religious charter schools.
The exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it is a church, is odious to our Constitution.
As the court has grown increasingly conservative in recent years, it has consistently resolved this conflict in favor of free exercise.
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