Holding: The test for exemption from military service based on religious belief should be interpreted to include individuals with sincere and meaningful beliefs occupying a place in their lives parallel to that filled by the God of those admittedly qualifying, broadening the definition beyond theistic beliefs.
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United States v. Seeger is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1965. The court held that the test for exemption from military service based on religious belief should be interpreted to include individuals with sincere and meaningful beliefs occupying a place in their lives parallel to that filled by the God of those admittedly qualifying, broadening the definition beyond theistic beliefs.