Religion Law Quiz #23 (Denial of Public Benefit Because of Religious Character)

True or False: A state violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment when it expressly denies a qualified religious entity a public benefit solely because of its religious character.

 

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Answer: True.  "The State has pursued its preferred policy to the point of expressly denying a qualified religious entity a public benefit solely because of its religious character. Under our precedents, that goes too far. The Department’s policy violates the Free Exercise Clause."  Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, 137 S.Ct. 2012, 2024 (2017)

 

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