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[FONT="]We reject the contention advanced by the city, see Brief for Respondent 15, that our inquiry must end with the text of the laws at issue. Facial neutrality is not determinative. The Free Exercise Clause, like the Establishment Clause, extends beyond facial discrimination. The Clause "forbids subtle departures from neutrality," [/FONT][/COLOR][I]Gillette v. [I]United States, [URL="https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/401/437/case.html"]401 U. S. 437[/URL], 452 (1971), and "covert suppression of particular religious beliefs," Bowen v. Roy, supra, at 703 (opinion of Burger, C. J.). Official action that targets religious conduct for distinctive treatment cannot be shielded by mere compliance with the requirement of facial neutrality. The Free Exercise Clause protects against governmental hostility which is masked as well as overt. "The Court must survey meticulously the circumstances of governmental categories to eliminate, as it were, religious gerrymanders." Walz v. Tax Comm'n of New York City, 397 U. S. 664, 696 (1970) (Harlan, J., concurring).[/I][/I]
Yeah, they look at effect as applied, such as impact. Nothing you cited backs up your claim that they look at what the legislatures said or intended to determine whether the law is unconstutional. Do you even know what you meant by your claim?
Try harder.