Wagner Statement on Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer

Statement

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmation of commonsense religious freedom in its landmark 7-2 decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer:

"The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' discrimination against Trinity Lutheran Church Child Learning Center--solely because of the center's religious affiliation--is a clear infringement on the free exercise of religion in Missouri. I applaud the Supreme Court for siding with religious freedom and Trinity Lutheran Church, and I stand with the many faith-based organizations across Missouri that provide valuable services to the community. As stated in Chief Justice John Roberts' opinion of the Court, "the exclusion of Trinity Lutheran from a public benefit for which it is otherwise qualified, solely because it is a church, is odious to our Constitution…and cannot stand.'"

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