I am not certain if the govt can carry out a verdict when it comes to other religion with the same conviction. I also do not comprehend that such a statement was necessary and unavoidable for the project. Govt invests a lot of taxpayers money to facilitate various religious practice and none of the religious practice are "proven" by its govt agencies to benefit anything except votebank. It is not even good politics to play with the emotions of majority either. What is the govt really upto?