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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vvvvvvv" data-source="post: 1447133" data-attributes="member: 5151"><a href="http://volokh.com/2011/01/24/district-court-upholds-ban-on-carrying-guns-into-church-even-with-the-churchs-permission" target="_blank">http://volokh.com/2011/01/24/district-court-upholds-ban-on-carrying-guns-into-church-even-with-the-churchs-permission</a>"Defendants third objective, protecting the free exercise of religion, is an important governmental interest. The free exercise right is enshrined in the First Amendment to our Constitution. Although the Constitution protects a persons right to free exercise only against governmental intrusion, it is clear that the protection of religious freedom against private bias or coercion is also an important governmental goal. See, e.g., 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a) (prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of religion). Prohibiting the carrying of firearms in a place of worship bears a substantial relationship to that important goal by protecting attendees from the fear or threat of intimidation or armed attack." (my emphasis)</blockquote>