Supreme Court Ruling May Protect Religious Practices as Expressive Conduct
The article discusses the need for a clearer standard to protect religious expression in the face of neutral laws that indirectly burden it. The authors suggest using the OBrien test, which balances the regulation of conduct with the protection of opinions and ideas. They argue that religious conduct should be seen as a form of expressive conduct and should receive similar protection under the law. This would help restore the constitutional status of religious worship and ensure that religious beliefs are not subordinated to political opinions.