I, for one, am not so joyous. This case and the recent Hosanna-Tabor case trouble me ---- have we become all about litigation? Is "beat them in the courtroom" our new gospel? Was not the better course the one which actually happened; Missouri (the State) changed her position as opposed to a church (or a Synod) winning by suing? Relying on secular courts is a fool's game as courts can change over time. We must win hearts, not judges.

The dissent actually makes an interesting point: Trinity Lutheran's stated goal is to evangelize by Gospel proclamation, so is this not providing government money in order that Trinity can achieve her outreach objective? Would we be so celebratory if a Satanist movement demanded government money for its facility so they can tell children all about the greatness of humanism or witchcraft? While a playground is not religious per se, the organization's motives are purely (and rightly, I might add) religious.