From the editor: Once a decision is made

Moments after the Supreme Court published its Hobby Lobby decision, a friend of mine posted a telling criticism on Facebook.

“Thank you SCOTUS,” he wrote. “As a Hindu, I will now opt out of any Health Department requirement to exterminate.”

My friend is not, so far as I know, a religious person. He does, however, own a couple of restaurants in Dallas. Across town, there is—or at least was, it’s been awhile since I’ve paid any notice to that city’s dining trends—a popular venue run out of a Hare Krishna temple.

OK, it may have been a Buddhist temple. I’m not really well suited to discuss the be...