…in person was his duty as Roman Catholicism’s supreme leader and compelling grounds to take the risks of such a visit. His decision to travel was brave, but not rash…
“The Religion of Secularism Reexamined” by Leigh Eric Schmidt
…vindicate conservative critics who have been decrying “the religion of secularism” over the last half century and more. Especially since the Supreme Court decisions of the early 1960s forbidding state-mandated prayer…
“Politics and Heresies of Spatial Publics of Sufi Shrines in Contemporary Sri Lanka” by M. Shobhana Xavier
…claimed by a local Muslim group that was connected to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Sufi organizations, such as Supreme Council of Sufi Thareeqas in Sri Lanka, began…
“Harold J. Berman on the Revitalization of Criminal Law and Religion” by Peter Wosnik
…these signs of growing secularism is the Supreme Court’s more sanguine approach to religion and religious free exercise cases, not least due to the recent appointments justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and…
“Guiding Christians to the Best Conciliation Process and Preparing Them to Participate Well in It” by Candace McCune
…in It” Candace McCune What is conciliation? And, more specifically, what is Christian conciliation? As an attorney and Christian conciliator, I work with Christians so that scripture is the supreme…
“Hiding in Plain Sight: Christian Nationalism’s Threat to Faith Freedom for All” by Jennifer Hawks
…references to God or a supreme being. The federal Constitution also broke with the tradition of religious tests contained in many of the colonial charters and state constitutions when it…
The Bible and the Constitution: Of Monkeys, Babies and Original Intent by Larry W. Caldwell
…go along with such an assertion? Just what did the original author intend? The recent Supreme Court decision regarding Roe v. Wade and Casey (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health), makes…
“Bring Back Meatless Fridays” by Matthew P. Cavedon
…former public defender and was a law clerk for a United States district court and the Supreme Court of Georgia. Recommended Citation Cavedon, Matthew P. “Bring Back Meatless Fridays.” Canopy…
The Potential Religious Context of The Fourth Amendment by Peter Wosnik
…Sandford Daily where the United States Supreme Court found that even when proper warrant procedure is followed, it does not always make a particular search or seizure reasonable. In Edmonds’s…
“Introduction to the 200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands Series” by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra L. Bigtree, and Adam DJ Brett
…interested in myths, history, and creation narratives. The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Johnson v. M’Intosh (1823) includes all these elements. The Johnson decision illustrates one of the powerful…