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Book Synopsis Conscience and Belief: The Supreme Court and Religion by : Kermit L. Hall
Download or read book Conscience and Belief: The Supreme Court and Religion written by Kermit L. Hall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available as a single volume or as part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society
Book Synopsis Religion on Trial by : Phillip E. Hammond
Download or read book Religion on Trial written by Phillip E. Hammond and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The free exercise of conscience is under threat in the United States. Already the conservative bloc of the Supreme Court is reversing the progress of religious liberty that had been steadily advancing. And this danger will only increase if more conservative judges are nominated to the court. This is the impassioned argument of Religion on Trial. Against Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Chief Justice Rehnquist, the authors argue that what the First Amendment protects is the freedom of individual conviction, not the rights of sectarian majorities to inflict their values on others. Beginning with an analysis of the origins of the Constitution and then following the history of significant church-state issues, Religion on Trial shows that the trajectory of American history has been toward greater freedoms for more Americans: freedom of religion moving gradually toward freedom of conscience regardless of religion. But in the last quarter-century, conservatives have gained political power and they are now attempting to limit the ability of the Court to protect the rights of individual conscience. Writing not just as scholars, but as advocates of church-state separation, Hammond, Machacek, and Mazur make the strong case that every American needs to pay attention to what is happening on the Surpeme Court or risk losing the liberties of conscience and religion that have been gained so far.
Book Synopsis A Plea for Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience: An Argument Delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States (1886) by : George Ticknor Curtis
Download or read book A Plea for Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience: An Argument Delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States (1886) written by George Ticknor Curtis and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Book Synopsis The Conscience Wars by : Susanna Mancini
Download or read book The Conscience Wars written by Susanna Mancini and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, Professors Rosenfeld and Mancini have brought together an impressive group of authors to provide a comprehensive analysis on the greater demand for religions exemptions to government mandates. Traditional religious conscientious objection cases, such as refusal to salute the flag or to serve in the military during war, had a diffused effect throughout society. In sharp contrast, these authors argue that today's most notorious objections impinge on the rights of others, targeting practices like abortion, LGTBQ adoption, and same-sex marriage. The dramatic expansion of conscientious objection claims have revolutionized the battle between religious traditionalists and secular civil libertarians, raising novel political, legal, constitutional and philosophical challenges. Highlighting the intersection between conscientious objections, religious liberty, and the equality of women and sexual minorities, this volume showcases this political debate and the principal jurisprudence from different parts of the world and emphasizes the little known international social movements that compete globally to alter the debate's terms.
Book Synopsis Religion and the Law by : Elizabeth Eddy
Download or read book Religion and the Law written by Elizabeth Eddy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few issues as controversial as where to draw the line between church and state. The framers of the Constitution's Bill of Rights began their blueprint for freedom by drawing exactly such a line. Th e fi rst clauses of the First Amendment provide: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Th e justices of the Supreme Court have not been wanting for advice from self-appointed guardians. Th e diffi culty with such advice is that the contestants are more convincing when they criticize their opponents' interpretations than when they seek to establish the validity of their own.
Book Synopsis Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment by : John Witte
Download or read book Religion and the American Constitutional Experiment written by John Witte and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This new edition of a classic textbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the history, theology, and law of American religious liberty. The authors offer a balanced and accessible analysis of First Amendment cases and controversies, and compare them to both the original teachings of the American founders and current international norms of religious liberty"--
Book Synopsis A Plea for Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience by : George Ticknor Curtis
Download or read book A Plea for Religious Liberty and the Rights of Conscience written by George Ticknor Curtis and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Religious Liberty Under the Free Exercise Clause by : United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Policy
Download or read book Religious Liberty Under the Free Exercise Clause written by United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Policy and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court by : Vincent Phillip Munoz
Download or read book Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court written by Vincent Phillip Munoz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout American history, legal battles concerning the First Amendment’s protection of religious liberty have been among the most contentious issue of the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court: The Essential Cases and Documents represents the most authoritative and up-to-date overview of the landmark cases that have defined religious freedom in America. Noted religious liberty expert Vincent Philip Munoz (Notre Dame) provides carefully edited excerpts from over fifty of the most important Supreme Court religious liberty cases. In addition, Munoz’s substantive introduction offers an overview on the constitutional history of religious liberty in America. Introductory headnotes to each case provides the constitutional and historical context. Religious Liberty and the American Constitution is an indispensable resource for anyone interested matters of religious freedom from the Republic’s earliest days to current debates.
Download or read book Free to Believe written by Luke Goodrich and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading religious freedom attorney, the veteran of several Supreme Court battles, helps people of faith understand religious liberty in our rapidly changing culture—why it matters, how it is threatened, and how to respond with confidence and grace. WINNER OF THE CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD® • THE GOSPEL COALITION'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR, PUBLIC THEOLOGY & CURRENT EVENTS • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY WORLD MAGAZINE Many Americans feel like their religious freedom is under attack. They see the culture changing around them, and they fear that their beliefs will soon be punished as a form of bigotry. Others think these fears are overblown and say Christians should stop complaining about imaginary persecution. In Free to Believe leading religious freedom attorney Luke Goodrich challenges both sides of this debate, offering a fresh perspective on the most controversial religious freedom conflicts today. With penetrating insights on gay rights, abortion rights, Islam, and the public square, Goodrich argues that threats to religious freedom are real—but they might not be quite what you think. As a lawyer at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Goodrich has won several historic Supreme Court victories for clients such as the Little Sisters of the Poor and Hobby Lobby. Combining frontline experience with faithful attention to Scripture, Goodrich shows why religious freedom matters, how it is threatened, and how to protect it. The result is a groundbreaking book full of clear insight, practical wisdom, and refreshing hope for all people of faith.
Book Synopsis Regulating Religion by : Catharine Cookson
Download or read book Regulating Religion written by Catharine Cookson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jurisprudence regarding the "free exercise of religion" clause of the U.S. Constitution is in a state of confusion. There has been a series of rapid changes in the standard used by the Supreme Court to determine when a statute impermissibly restricts free exercise. The trend is now towards greater acceptance of government claims about the importance of regulation over religious practices. Here, Cookson challenges the wisdom of this judicial drift, and its false dichotomy between anarchy and a system that respects religious freedom. In its place she offers a new, practical approach to resolving free exercise conflicts that could be used in both federal and state courts. Cookson shows the reader how violations of religious freedom affect the community whose values are at stake.
Book Synopsis Law and Religion in American History by : Mark Douglas McGarvie
Download or read book Law and Religion in American History written by Mark Douglas McGarvie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a sweeping history of the relationship between law and religion in America from the colonial era to the present day.
Book Synopsis Witnessing Their Faith by : Jay Alan Sekulow
Download or read book Witnessing Their Faith written by Jay Alan Sekulow and published by Sheed & Ward. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was ratified in 1791, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States sought to protect against two distinct types of government actions that interfere with religious liberty: the establishment of a national religion and interference with individual rights to practice religion. Since that time, no question has so bedeviled the U.S. Supreme Court as finding the best way to interpret and apply the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. In this unique and timely book, Jay Sekulow examines not only the key cases and their historical context that have shaped the law concerning church-state relations, but also, for the first time, the impact of the religious faith and practices of Supreme Court Justices who have ruled in each case. Covering cases from the teaching of religion in public schools and the use of federal funds for parochial schools to today's debates about the Pledge of Allegiance and public displays of the Ten Commandments, Witnessing Their Faith is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and future of religious freedom in America.
Book Synopsis The Distinctiveness of Religion in American Law by : Kathleen A. Brady
Download or read book The Distinctiveness of Religion in American Law written by Kathleen A. Brady and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, religion's traditional distinctiveness under the First Amendment has been challenged by courts and scholars. As America grows more secular and as religious and nonreligious convictions are increasingly seen as interchangeable, many have questioned whether special treatment is still fair. In its recent decisions, the Supreme Court has made clear that religion will continue to be treated differently, but we lack a persuasive account of religion's uniqueness that can justify this difference. This book aims to develop such an account. Drawing on founding era thought illumined by theology, philosophy of religion, and comparative religion, it describes what is at stake in our tradition of religious freedom in a way that can be appreciated by the religious and nonreligious alike. From this account, it develops a new framework for religion clause decision making and explains the implications of this framework for current controversies regarding protections for religious conscience.
Book Synopsis Religious Liberty and Conscience by : Milton Ridvas Konvitz
Download or read book Religious Liberty and Conscience written by Milton Ridvas Konvitz and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Religion in the Constitution, a Delicate Balance by : United States Commission on Civil Rights
Download or read book Religion in the Constitution, a Delicate Balance written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Beyond Belief, Beyond Conscience by : Jack N. Rakove
Download or read book Beyond Belief, Beyond Conscience written by Jack N. Rakove and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, Americans believe that the early colonists came to the New World in search of religious liberty. What we often forget is that they wanted religious liberty for themselves, not for those who held other views that they rejected and detested. Yet, by the mid-18th century, the colonists agreed that everyone possessed a sovereign right of conscience. How did this change develop? In Beyond Belief, Beyond Conscience, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jack Rakove tracks the unique course of religious freedom in America. He finds that, as denominations and sects multiplied, Americans became much more tolerant of the free expression of rival religious beliefs. During the Revolutionary era, he explains, most of the new states moved to disestablish churches and to give constitutional recognition to rights of conscience. These two developments explain why religious freedom originally represented the most radical right of all. No other right placed greater importance on the moral autonomy of individuals, or better illustrated how the authority of government could be limited by denying the state authority to act. Together, these developments made possible the great revival of religion in 19th-century America. As Rakove explains, America's intense religiosity eventually created a new set of problems for mapping the relationship between church and state. He goes on to examine some of our contemporary controversies over church and state not from the vantage point of legal doctrine, but of the deeper history that gave the U.S. its own approach to religious freedom. In this book, he tells the story of how American ideas of religious toleration and free exercise evolved over time, and why questions of church and state still vex us.
