Justice William J. Brennan, (1906-1997) U. S. Supreme Court Justice Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Justice William J. Brennan Quote “The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation of a repugnant belief, nor penalize or discriminate against individuals or groups because they hold views abhorrent to the authorities.”Justice William J. Brennan ~ Justice William J. Brennan (1906-1997) U. S. Supreme Court JusticeSherbert v. Verner, 1963 Justice , Belief Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 6/4/07 oh how nice, awahhh that it were in effect today. Reply E Archer, NYC 6/4/07 Just try to speak against the government with federales around... they have been intimidating many 'arm-chair dissidents' to make sure they don't get any ideas about actually doing something. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Justice William J. Brennan quote is found in these categories: Justice quotes Belief quotes About Justice William J. Brennan Bio of Justice William J. Brennan Quotations by Justice William J. Brennan Books by/about Justice William J. Brennan Justice William J. Brennan videos Justice William J. Brennan on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Justice William J. Brennan