Religious favoritism in policy

Religious favoritism in policy is government action that establishes, prefers, or burdens specific religious traditions in violation of the Establishment and Free Exercise principles. Concrete forms include the channeling of public benefits exclusively to favored religious organizations, the imposition of religiously specific requirements as conditions of government action, and exemptions structured to benefit only specific traditions. Even-handed accommodation of religious practice across traditions is not favoritism; favoritism is what happens when government picks which faiths receive its preference.