The "Non-Christians Never Win" Accusation

[EDarr1776 at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 2/22/00 9:12:15 PM Central Standard Time,
VOLOKH at mail.law.ucla.edu writes:

<<         A couple of weeks ago, I ran into a pretty smart law student who --
 quoting his 1st Am law professor -- repeated the accusation that "only
 Christians ever win free exercise cases."

         Now this accusation really bothers me, because it's both factually
 misleading <*> and very serious, since it suggests that the Justices or the
 judges are generally religious bigots (whether conscious bigots or
 subconscious bigots).  >>


That's an interesting claim in an election year particularly because the
common idea outside of legal circles is rather the opposite, that Christians
can't win.  A major thrust of much of the internet chatter on religious
freedom is to the tune of "Christianity is being persecuted in the courts."

An article that compares equal claims made in court by adherents of different
religions, with the outcomes, would probably dispel several myths.

Ed Darrell
Dallas