(1) Better to be found in contempt of a federal court than in contempt of the Supreme Judge of the Universe. I will obey God not man.
(2) The right to freedom of religion was explicitly stated by the Founders in the First Amendment, and takes precedence over a "right" to gay marriage concocted by judges in the last few years.
Honest to God, I am not picking a fight. This is a serious question for Constitution folks out there:
Does one part of the Constitution take precedence over another? That is, in this case, is there precedent for the first amendment’s freedom from a state religion clause take precedence over the “equal protection” clause?
I understand the arguments about the equal protection clause—that is not what I am asking. I am asking if there is a formal precedence of parts of the constitution?