The fact that many who are not both white and Christian can feel less secure that America’s symbols include them is not evidence that they are less patriotic. It should, instead, motivate all who are committed to America’s foundational principles of equality and inclusion to work harder to make sure that everyone is, and feels, equally American, regardless of their race or religion.

In a host of other issues touching on questions like the rights of prison inmates, the rights of students in public schools, the right to receive service in a public business and others, religious minorities and non-believers had to engage in protracted legal or political battles to secure rights that the Christian majority takes for granted

Justice Ginsburg understood that religious freedom should not be used to take away the rights of others or cause them harm.