Lawrence Vs Galloway Case Study

This particular oxymoronic characteristic of religious freedom is evident when looking at the legal case of Town of Greece v. Galloway, which could be argued as a case that violates the Establishment Clause. This case deals with the monthly business meetings in the town of Greece. Galloway and Stephens sued the town and John Auberger because they were feeling uncomfortable as each meeting began with a prayer (Stahl). Galloway and Stephens argued that they felt discriminated because Christian prayers were preferred the most (Stahl). In some cases, the existence and the enforcement of secularism in states religious freedom impossible. In many republican states that deploy strong secularism, public visibility of religion is strongly prohibited. For example, in the case of France, women are not allowed to wear religious headscarf to public buildings such as the libraries and schools. This is a clear violation of religious freedom because Muslim women are now unable to keep their religious obligations because of the state’s strong emphasis on secularism.
For instance, the government of the United States has passed many laws. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 was passed to “ensure that interest in religious freedom are protected.” Moreover, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause in the Constitution work to protect the religious freedom of each citizen (How Does the U.S. Constitution Protect Religious Freedom). However, even with these laws behind, religious conflicts are being problematic. This can be explained by the blurring division of religion and politics, which will be discusses in the following