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Supreme Injustice
When the Court’s More Religious Than the Church

Some folks want a church that runs the government.
Others just want a government that leaves the church alone.
But this Supreme Court?
They want a pulpit in the courtroom and a theocracy on the docket.
And we’re supposed to pretend that’s justice?
Nah.
That’s theocracy with a side of sanctified control.
It’s Not Justice – It’s Judicial Evangelism
We’ve got a court that preaches more than it protects.
Judges practically quoting God more than the Constitution.
Decisions shaped more by dogma than by dignity.
They’ve ruled in favor of “religious freedom,”
but only when that religion looks suspiciously like white evangelical Christianity.
Try being a queer student, an unhoused person, a Muslim neighbor, or a pregnant woman in need of care.
Their version of freedom walks like a sermon but bites like a subpoena.
Let’s call it what it is:
This Court isn’t neutral.
It’s evangelizing from the bench.
The Robes Have Become the Pulpits
Meanwhile, the Court’s out here blessing billionaires and bench-preaching like they’re the twelfth apostle.
And before you tell me “they’re just interpreting the Constitution,”
don’t forget they’ve been hand-picked, prepped, and positioned by a political machine that used abortion and religious freedom as Trojan horses
to drag theocracy through the courthouse front door.
And it’s working.
They’ve gutted reproductive rights.
They’ve blessed discrimination against queer folks.
They’ve chipped away at church-state separation
while claiming the moral high ground from a seat they stole.
More Religious Than the Church But Not in a Good Way
This Court doesn’t reflect Jesus.
It reflects a scared white church desperate to stay in charge.
Because real faith doesn’t force itself on others.
Real faith doesn’t punish difference.
Real faith doesn’t need to legislate morality to stay alive.
If your religion can’t survive unless it’s legally enforced,
you don’t need a revival,
you need better theology and a long chat with your therapist.
Jesus Never Sat on the Bench
Jesus didn’t legislate.
He liberated.
He didn’t enforce doctrine.
He embodied Love.
And the only time he went on trial,
the courts got it wrong.
They sentenced him to death
to keep the peace,
to protect the system,
to make the empire feel safe.
Sound familiar?
Because when today’s courts rule in favor of control over compassion,
in favor of religious ideology over human dignity,
they don’t just get it wrong,
they crucify justice all over again.
Final Benediction (Filed Under Dissenting Opinion)
If the courts are more interested in protecting religion than protecting people,
we’ve missed the mark.
If “freedom of religion” means the freedom to impose your beliefs on others,
we’re not talking about freedom,
we’re talking about sanctified supremacy.
The reality is
Love is still on trial.
And empire’s still trying to rig the verdict.
But here’s the truth:
the arc of justice won’t be ruled unconstitutional.