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...Supreme Court just unleveled the playing field, and religion is stuck in the divot. In a ruling against first-year Harvard Law School student Joshua D. Davey, the Court upheld a Washington state statute, which effectively rescinded Davey’s Promise Scholarship after he chose to pursue an undergraduate degree in theology at his parochial university. Had Davey chosen to pursue any other degree at his religiously-affiliated university—or theological studies at a secular university—his scholarship would have been funded. Such a standard discriminates against religion when it ought to be neutral...
...benefit generally available, that benefit becomes part of the baseline against which burdens on religion are measured; and when the State withholds that benefit from some individuals solely on the basis of religion, it violates the Free Exercise Clause no less than if it had imposed a special tax...[Davey] seeks only equal treatment—the right to direct his scholarship to his chosen course of study, a right every other Promise Scholar enjoys.” Traditionally the Court’s most outspoken conservative, Scalia in this case rightly advocates individual choice...
Because of the court’s ruling, Davey will not recover any scholarship funds, but he said the money meant little...
...decision yesterday increases my resolve even more to stand up for religious freedom and equality,” Davey said, adding that he now plans to encourage others to fight for the same ideals...
...Davey said despite Wednesday’s ruling, he does not regret expending time and effort to get his case in front of the Supreme Court...