Americans are more likely to support religious exemption requests that align with their political beliefs

The United States Constitution protects the free exercise of religion, meaning that religious exemptions can sometimes be granted if a law infringes on someone's sincerely held religious beliefs. But how do people decide whether someone else's religious exemption requests are legitimate? New research suggests that political ideology can play a key role in the court of public opinion.

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