Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, John Roberts recently handed down two important majority decisions.

In the first, the ruling was that LGBTQ employees could not be indiscriminately fired because of their sexual orientation. 

Regardless of one's religious views, that is a worthy judgment that is part of ensuring equality of rights for all of secular society. 

The second confirms the objectivity of SCOTUS. It ruled in favor of a Montana family, that state funding may not be prejudicial to religious-schools. 

Of course, some are now claiming that the court tore down the state-church wall, which is an overreaction. After all, the establishment clause in the first amendment enshrines religious freedom and, as such, makes that part of the purview of the court.

By passing the ruling, the wall between church and state was preserved, not torn down, because the right was conferred by a state institution. 

But it was as just a ruling as the LGBTQ ruling was. It is right that education funding be objectively assessed on its competence not subjectively on its religious status. 

By all means, if a religious educational institution cannot deliver competent educational outcomes, it should be disqualified as that would abuse tax money. 

But if, aside from its ethos, it does deliver, it should not be denied access to state funding. That is a righteous ruling and I commend it. 

It gives me renewed hope in the US constitutional enterprise. It may also yet outlive the deplorable constitutional abuse of the past 4 years. I can but hope.