Church Of Lukumibabalu Aye Vs City Of Hialeah Willis

Church of LukumiBabalu Aye vs City of Hialeah Willis, 1 Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah: Right to Free Exercise Nathaniel Willis Liberty High School AP Government 2A Church of LukumiBabalu Aye v. city of Hialeah was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye, a practicing congregation of the Santeria religion, and the city of Hialeah, Florida. The congregation had bought property in the city in order to build a sanctuary for ritual services (of which include animal sacrifice). The Christian residents of the town brought their concerns of the religion?s practices before the town council, which enacted ordinances 87-40 and 87-52 (Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v City of Hialeah (91-948), 1993). These ordinances banned animal sacrifice within city limits, stating the practice was ?inconsistent with public morals, peace, or safety? (Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (91-948), 1993).After suing the city, the congregation encountered difficulties as the District Court (and later the Appellate Court) ruled in favor of the city. The case was further appealed and heard by the Supreme Court on July 11, 1993, two years aft er Employment Division v. Smith (Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2015), which similarly dealt with a minority religion suing on the grounds of a violation of the First Amendment. In Employment Division, the court favored the Employment Division of Oregon because the laws passed by the state