As an agnostic, I find the doctrines and theology of the 75% of the US who are religious unpersuasive.  But I am only 4% of the US population.  

Our Constitution and our lawmakers and our courts say these things are to be protected, however, and the current Court is trying to do that in this case.  

Sympathy has nothing to do with respecting a religion's tenets even if you don't agree with them.