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Although a law targeting religious beliefs as such is never permissible, McDaniel v. Paty, 435 U.S. 618, 626 (1978) (plurality opinion); Cantwell v. Connecticut, 310 U.S. 296, 303-304 (1940), if the object of a law is to infringe upon or restrict practices because of their religious motivation, the law is not neutral, see Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872, 878-879 (1986); and it is invalid unless it is justified by a compelling interest and is narrowly tailored to advance that interest. There are, of course, many ways of demonstrating that the object ...