Interactions Podcast

Interactions Podcast

The Interactions podcast, a podcast about the interactions between law and religion, is produced by the CSLR and distributed by Canopy Forum. New episodes now available.

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Law, Religion, and The Johnson Amendment

Law, Religion, and The Johnson Amendment

Canopy Forum hosted a virtual conference regarding the recent court filing of the Internal Revenue Service, which introduced a reinterpretation of the Johnson Amendment. The conference recording and essays will be published here.

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Law, Religion, and Immigration and Other Series

Law, Religion, and Immigration and Other Series

Read essays here from our latest webinar on Law, Religion and Immigration. Our other series include essays on topics like Religious Violations, Transnational Christian Nationalism, IVF, and more.

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“303 Creative v. Elenis: Masterpiece Cakeshop 2.0?” by Mark Satta

Picture by Boris Stromar on Pixabay. In fall 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado. The key question was whether a Christian baker’s First Amendment free speech or religious free exercise rights permitted him to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in violation of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination

“Power Imbalances and Abuse Dynamics in Christian Conciliation” by Daniel Teater

Photo of Manhattan by wiggijo on Pixabay (CC0) A virtual conference sponsored by Canopy Forum of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory (CSLR) featuring scholars, experts and practitioners on the topic of religious arbitration. View the full video and browse all essays here. “Power Imbalances and Abuse Dynamics in Christian Conciliation”

“Restricting Public Worship During Covid: The Response of Courts Across the Globe” by Mark Movsesian

A revealing episode For two years, governmental restrictions on communal worship during the Covid crisis have been a central issue on the law and religion agenda, drawing academic, judicial, and popular attention. Across the globe, governments responded to the pandemic by limiting religious meetings, as well as other public gatherings, in the interest of public

“Religious Arguments and Political Goals Behind the Russian-Ukrainian War” by Dmytro Vovk

Image: “Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill on Unity Day 2016-11-04” by The Presidential of Russia Press and Information Office / Wikimedia This article is part of our “Russia/Ukraine: Law and Religion Perspectives” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. I live in Kharkiv, a large city in eastern

“The Future of Religious Arbitration in the U.S.” by Lee Ann Bambach

Photo of Manhattan by wiggijo on Pixabay (CC0) A virtual conference sponsored by Canopy Forum of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory (CSLR) featuring scholars, experts and practitioners on the topic of religious arbitration. View the full video and browse all essays here. “The Future of Religious Arbitration in the U.S.”

“The End of an Ideological Cycle?” by Cyril Hovorun

This article is part of our “Russia/Ukraine: Law and Religion Perspectives” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Daniel Bell (1919-2011), a leading American sociologist, declared in his 1960 essay collection, The End of an Ideology, that the mainstream ideologies that had shaped the global political landscape since the

“Reflections on Abortion, President Biden, Catholic Politicians, and Church Teachings Redux: The Truth Will Set You Free” by Charles J. Russo

Picture by Anna Sulencka on Pixabay. On Monday, May 2, 2022, an unknown person or persons leaked Justice Alito’s draft opinion for Dobbs v. Mississippi Department of Health, an opinion which would overrule Roe v. Wade. Roe, as is widely known, enshrines a putative constitutional right to abortion and is largely buttressed by Planned Parenthood

Power Imbalance in The Christian Conciliation Process by Ann Carey

Photo of Manhattan by wiggijo on Pixabay (CC0) A virtual conference sponsored by Canopy Forum of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory (CSLR) featuring scholars, experts and practitioners on the topic of religious arbitration. View the full video and browse all essays here. Women, Power Imbalance and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Process Ann

“The Dangerous 303 Creative Case” by Andrew Koppelman

Image: “Obergefell v. Hodges Decision Announced — June 26, 2015” by Matt Popovich. The conflict between gay rights and religious liberty is back (if it can be said to have left), this time in 303 Creative v. Elenis, a Supreme Court case which arrives under the guise of free speech. The religious claimant will almost