Things were so much simpler when the State was obliged to respect the religious conscience of all Americans, rather than seizing the power to weight some of us in the balance, and find us wanting.

Remember: tyranny is whimsical. That doesn’t merely describe a cackling lunatic despot handing out life and death according to his mood of the hour. It means that complicated systems that feature huge amounts of concentrated power will occasionally produce contradictory results.

For example, right after Christian-owned craft story Hobby Lobby failed to secure an injunction against ObamaCare on the grounds of religious liberty, Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, won the same sort of injunction from a different wing of the federal judiciary. As reported by The Hill:

Federal District Court Judge Lawrence P. Zatkoff issued the decision Sunday, less than two days before the policy would have taken effect and exposed Monaghan to fines for non-compliance.

“Plaintiff has shown that abiding by the mandate will substantially burden his exercise of religion,” Zatkoff wrote.

“The government has failed to satisfy its burden of showing that its actions were narrowly tailored to serve a compelling interest. … This factor weighs in favor of granting Plaintiffs’ motion.”

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