Which of the following best represents the reasoning used by the Supreme Court in Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc v. City of Hialeah, in which the Court overturned a city ordinance prohibiting the ritual killing of animals as part of religious ceremonies?
a. Any law banning a religious practice must be passed at the state level, not at the local level.
b. People must be free to practice their religion, no matter what it involves.
c. A government that permits other forms of killing animals may not ban sacrifices.
d. The establishment clause prevents the city from having such an ordinance.
c
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