Religious Conservatives Keep Winning at Supreme Court

One of the consequences of increased secularization in our culture has been antagonism to religion, by our major institutions. It’s felt among corporations, Hollywood, and, often, the federal bureaucracy.

Yet one institution that refuses to fall in line is the Supreme Court. Indeed, the news of the past week shows that we are nearing the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey — a goal that religious conservatives have worked tirelessly for decades to achieve. We won’t know that the victory is secure until the final opinion comes out. But while we wait, we were given yet another judicial victory for religious expression last week. In a unanimous ruling in Shurtleff v. Boston, the Supreme Court ruled in favor a Christian group, Camp Constitution, against the city of Boston.

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Adam M. Carrington

Adam M. Carrington is an associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College.

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One of the consequences of increased secularization in our culture has been antagonism to religion, by our major institutions. It’s felt among corporations, Hollywood, and, often, the federal bureaucracy.

Yet one institution that refuses to fall in line is the Supreme Court. Indeed, the news of the past week shows that we are nearing the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey — a goal that religious conservatives have worked tirelessly for decades to achieve. We won’t know that the victory is secure until the final opinion comes out. But while we wait, we were given yet another judicial victory for religious expression last week. In a unanimous ruling in Shurtleff v. Boston, the Supreme Court ruled in favor a Christian group, Camp Constitution, against the city of Boston.