Upcoming
Press conference: Wednesday, October 21
5:30 PM Mountain (4:30 PM Pacific · 6:30 PM Central · 7:30 PM Eastern), livestreamed online. Founder Bridger Lee Jensen, attorney Tanner J. Bean and other attorneys will discuss the case and take questions.
On November 3, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court hears St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, which tests the same legal question.
The story in brief
A small faith in federal court
Singularism is an entheogenic religion founded in Provo, Utah, in 2023. Its members use psilocybin mushrooms as a sacrament in religious ceremonies. Shortly after opening, Singularism wrote to Provo's mayor, police department and city council, and to the Utah County Attorney's Office, explaining its practices and inviting officials to visit. It then operated peacefully for more than a year.
In November 2024, Provo police raided Singularism's center and seized its scriptures and sacrament. Singularism sued. In December 2024, after a full-day hearing, a federal judge ordered the sacrament returned. In February 2025, the court ruled that Utah's Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects Singularism's sincere religious practice. That protection still stands.
On October 5, 2026, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the federal court should not have paused the state's criminal case against Singularism's founder, and rejected one of Singularism's First Amendment arguments. In Singularism's reading, the ruling sets a First Amendment standard that no current entheogenic religious organization could meet. On October 15, Singularism asked the full Tenth Circuit to rehear the case. The Supreme Court hears St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, an earlier Tenth Circuit case that took the same approach, on November 3.
Why it matters
A question for every faith
Equal treatment of religions. Utah's RFRA, in Judge Parrish's words, "must apply its protections equally to unpopular or unfamiliar religious groups as to popular or familiar ones."
A national First Amendment question. When a government permits secular conduct, can it forbid comparable religious conduct? The answer matters most in states without their own religious-freedom law.
A case for every faith. Singularism invites people of every faith, and of no faith, who believe in religious freedom to follow the case.
Key quotes
In their words
"I'm not asking anyone to believe what I believe. I'm fighting so that every person keeps the right to believe what they believe, and to practice it without fear. This is no longer a battle just for Singularism, this is truly a battle for religious rights everywhere."
— Bridger Lee Jensen, Founder, Singularism
"The court has no difficulty concluding that Plaintiffs are sincere in their beliefs and that those beliefs are religious in nature."
— Judge Jill N. Parrish, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, February 20, 2025
"It must apply its protections equally to unpopular or unfamiliar religious groups as to popular or familiar ones."
— Judge Jill N. Parrish, on Utah's RFRA, February 20, 2025
"…no opinion on the validity of the preliminary injunction."
— U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, October 5, 2026
Key dates
Case timeline
Sep 6, 2023
Singularism opens in Provo with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
Sep 8, 2023
Letters to Provo officials explain the church's practices and invite them to visit.
Nov 11, 2024
Provo police raid the center and seize its scriptures and sacrament.
Nov 19, 2024
Singularism sues. The case moves to federal court on November 27.
Dec 13, 2024
After a full-day hearing, the federal court orders the sacrament returned.
Dec 18, 2024
The state files criminal charges against Bridger.
Feb 20, 2025
Preliminary injunction under Utah's RFRA. Never appealed; still in force.
Aug 4, 2025
The court denies the motion to dismiss and halts the state prosecution.
Aug 29, 2025
Utah County and Provo appeal to the Tenth Circuit.
Feb 19, 2026
Two amicus briefs are filed in support of Singularism.
Apr 20, 2026
The Supreme Court agrees to hear St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy.
May 12, 2026
The Tenth Circuit hears the appeal in Denver.
Oct 5, 2026
The Tenth Circuit rules.
Oct 15, 2026
Singularism petitions for rehearing by the full Tenth Circuit.
Oct 21, 2026
Press conference, livestreamed.
About the founder
Bridger Lee Jensen
Bridger Lee Jensen is the founder of Singularism, an entheogenic religion based in Provo, Utah. A spiritual guide, he founded the church in 2023 to help people reconnect with themselves through ceremony, community and spiritual practice. Since Provo police raided Singularism's center in 2024, he has led the church's legal fight to protect its religious practice under Utah's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a case he describes as "a battle for religious rights everywhere."
