In this paper I will describe the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This Act was
used to contradict the decision of the court case of Employment Division v. Smith, which
allowed the government to forbid any religious act without giving a reason. The RFRA
brought back the requirement that the government provide an adequate reason to forbid
any religious act. The government once again had to show that the act was of compelling
interest against the state.
In 1993 one of the most important acts that has gone thorough Congress was
passed (Religious Freedom, Map of the RFRA). This was the R…
