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Our Supreme Court says that if our beliefs are not founded on
something that is fundamentally reliable and trustworthy, they

are not subject to protection of the Constitution.

The court set forth extensive tests for what is considered to be

reliable and trustworthy.

According to the Court, most people do not have true ‘beliefs.’

They instead have what the Court terms ’preferences.’ The court

says that people prefer to believe one thing over another, but

they have no foundation, thus it is not a true belief. It’s like
preferring a baked potato instead of French fries.

This is a preference based on some emotional criteria, or upon

something they have been led to believe by someone else, like a

preacher, a parent, a politician, a teacher, etc.

The Supreme Court said these same people don’t have beliefs,

but they have preference of some rules, standards, or codes that

change over time. They believe ‘ABC’ today, but over time they

might be persuaded to believe ‘XYZ.’

I believe this speaks to a lot of denominational Christians who

change beliefs as readily as they change churches. After all, to

be part of ‘the in group’ of a church, you must believe what the

rest of the church believes, right?

Maybe this is how they apply Paul’s words that ‘we should all

believe the same thing.’ Of course this is not how he meant it.

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