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Dave Yost: “The government may not decide whether religious activity is…”

Featuring: Dave Yost, Republican | Attorney General of Ohio

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joins Hugh to discuss Catholic Charities SCOTUS case

Published | Video Starts at 07:49

And, oh, by the way, you cannot burden the free exercise of people who believe their religious faith requires good works. My ideal hope is that they say The government may not decide whether religious activity is bona fide or not, that it's a strict scrutiny review. and that almost always any government attempt to exclude something that a church is doing is gonna be off limits unless there's a compelling governmental reason, purpose behind it. (07:49–08:00)

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Asserts that the government cannot determine the legitimacy of religious activities and must apply strict scrutiny.

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