Oh, isn’t that the same Incorporation Doctrine that has been used for the past 60 years to remove religion from public schools and the public square? Are you certain you understand what you’re saying, here?
I know quite well what I speak of. The new rules in Austin are a clear and egregious breach of the free exercise and free association parts of the first amendment. These aspects and the restrictions have been affirmed numerous times at every court level, and have further been affirmed against the wishes of states and cities.
The root of the issue with non-establishment is not the incorporation doctrine, but rather the “wall of separation” misinterpretation that has become the driving force behind the misapplication.
Finally, the incorporation doctrine, if it and the fedguv behind it were limited to their enumerated powers as they were supposed to be, would be a fine application of federalism. But, fedguv has become the be-all and end-all, with rules for anything and everything. So, the states and their sub-units are limited in what they can do with respect to not running afoul of the myriad laws unconstitutionally established outside the enumerated powers of fedguv.