Hmmmm Tom Erik Raspotnik, maybe you should read up.

Free Exercise Does Not Protect Animal Sacrifice: The Misconception of Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah and Constitutional Solutions for Stopping Animal Sacrifice

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• Author: Shannon L. Doheny
• Place of Publication:  Michigan State University College of Law
• Publish Year:  2006
• Primary Citation:  2 Journal of Animal Law 121 (2006)

Summary: In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a First Amendment religious free exercise challenge brought by a Florida Santerían church in Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah. However, Lukumi may be the most misunderstood legal precedent in recent history. The decision is often cited for the proposition that religious practitioners have a constitutional right to engage in animal sacrifice. This is far from the truth. Lukumi was decided in a unique context, and its holding was not based on the merits of animal sacrifice. This article will demonstrate that Lukumi does not force government to acquiesce to animal sacrifice, or the “litter” it creates.


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Wow Tom, seems you may have some explaining to do. Cheerio mate.