…It guarantees the independence of churches and religious confessions. Similarly, it recognizes the right of parents to choose, in accordance with their convictions, the religious education of their children. It…
“Protestant Globalism and Human Rights” by Gene Zubovich
…1923, Methodist missionary leader John R. Mott had breakfast with Supreme Court Justice and former president William Howard Taft, followed by lunch with President Calvin Coolidge, and an afternoon visit…
“Law and Religion in the People’s Republic of China” by Carsten Vala
…signal to foreign investors that their financial capital will be “safe” from government expropriation and that disputes over profits will be adjudicated in courts through known rules and transparent procedures. …
“Christianity and Criminal Law” An Introduction by Mark Hill QC
…are in press on Christianity and Conscience, Constitutionalism, Economic Law, International Law, Migration Law, and Private Law. We aim to commission other such volumes on Christianity and bankruptcy law, education…
“What Do Protestants Believe about In Vitro Fertilization? It’s Complicated” by Whittney Barth
…our “Religious Perspectives on Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy” series. If you’d like to explore other articles in this series, click here. In February 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that, under state law,…
“Towards a Multidimensional Understanding of Places of Worship for Rights Balancing in Colombia” by John Osorio
…the right, called Multi-tematic Social Dialogue. This has allowed for an expanded understanding of the broader implications of the right, as well as its limitations, in areas such as education,…
“Locke, Toleration and Political Participation – A New Manuscript” by Craig Walmsley
…It was only in 1961, in deciding Torcaso v. Watkins, that the Supreme Court ruled Maryland’s requirement that public officials swear their belief in God a violation of guaranteed constitutional…
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…other types of gatherings? What can we learn from cases that have already been decided, including in the Federal Courts of Appeals, and in the emergency Supreme Court rulings in…
“IVF Returns to the Spotlight: Dobbs, Fetal Personhood, and Extra-Uterine Embryos” by Emma Kennedy
…in February 2024, when the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling in response to a wrongful death lawsuit, concluding that frozen embryos could be understood as “extrauterine children.” The ruling…
“Opening the Doors to Perception” By Matthew P. Cavedon
…religion. The U.S. Supreme Court reviewed the case. It upheld the firing, finding that religious freedom does not require governments to exempt religious practices from general laws. (This holding is…