Speaking strictly for me, this ruling from SCOTUS (the American Taliban) will have the exact opposite effect. If the plaintiffs (representatives of a Jewish rabbi and a Catholic priest) thought that getting a favorable ruling regarding who has precedence over the general health and welfare of the general population; the elected officials of said jurisdiction or a religious group that has set up house within it; that it would put more people in the pews, I believe that they are sadly mistaken.
Putting people in the pews has always meant putting more money in the collection plate so it doesn’t take too many dots to connect to see why disregarding people’s health, welfare and very lives would take a back seat to the greasing of the wheels. After all, the show MUST go on.
Without getting into the when and where and why I left the Catholic Church, suffice to say that it has been quite awhile. But it has been an amicable separation, between the Church and I; I would attend the funeral masses or wedding ceremonies of friends and loved ones; I would listen respectfully as the priest or rabbi would bless the happily married couples or say prayers over those passing on to the next life. I would never accept Holy Communion because I felt I wasn’t worthy and that it would be hypocritical if I did without the mandatory act of Confession prior to doing so, etc.
Now that the Catholic Church (and it must have the blessing of the Pope himself if this has gone all the way to the Supreme Court) and whoever speaks for the Jewish Community have made it painfully obvious that they are far less concerned about their very own congregations ending up in caskets so long as those collection plates get filled.
Like I said and speaking strictly for me, after this, I am going to have an awful hard time going into a Catholic Church for any reason whatsoever. If I am fortunate enough to be invited to somebodies wedding or honored to have to attend a friend or loved ones funeral, I will probably just be seeing the people of honor either at the wake/cemetery or the wedding reception/bachelor party ;-)