look at waco - a microcosm of the federal gov attitude toward women and children and the right of the people to live how they choose and believe what they want to believe. the law of this land provides not only the right to choose your own religion but also the right to exercise those beliefs.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."