…ensuring that all citizens can participate fully in society without fear of persecution. Interreligious Education In the context of interreligious education, it is crucial to consider religious education scholar Jennifer…
“Angels Do Not Govern: Constitutional Sovereignty as a Response to Humanity’s Sinful Nature” by William E. Thro
…or set aside” a parliamentary act.54Id. at 32. However, with the establishment of a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2005 with the explicit recognition of the “rule of…
“Leave Your Conscience at the Court: Religious Tax Protest Before and After RFRA” by Samuel D. Brunson
…Quakers argued to the IRS and in federal courts that they had a Free Exercise right to avoid supporting the military through their taxes. The courts responded in a unified…
“Can Faith-Based Schools Retain Their Traditional Religious Values in a Changing World?” by Charlie Russo and Keith Thompson
…eight and sixteen, to attend public schools. Relying on its interpretation of Fourteenth Amendment property rights, a unanimous Supreme Court invalidated the law because it would have impaired the owners’…
“Rethinking American Establishment Jurisprudence” by Eric Wang
…faith are objectionable; mere state aid to religious entities is not. In light of Lemon’s flaws and better doctrinal replacements, the Supreme Court and federal courts should rethink existing establishment…
“Constitutional Basic Values and the Religion Clauses” by Alan Brownstein
…the U.S. Supreme Court shifted direction and held that any law that substantially burdened religious practice would receive rigorous judicial review. In theory, the Court appeared to reject the minimal…
“Ancestor Worship, Living Trees, and Free Exercise in the Australian Constitution” by P. T. Babie
…the 1980s, the High Court has stood firm that the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the First Amendment is irrelevant to the meaning to be given almost identical words in Section…
“A Legal Analysis of Religious Arbitration” by Ronald Colombo
…“court-ordered prayer” mischaracterizes the nature of the court’s role and action. The court is not ordering prayer per se, but rather enforcing a private contract between two parties via application…
“Religion in State Education Policy” by Bryan Kelley
…of each school day and which includes a possible trigger tied to Supreme Court activity: if the state Attorney General determined that the Supreme Court has overruled Engel v. Vitale,…
“The Cost of Florida’s Ballot” by Benjamin Plener Cover
…The Supreme Court has long held that “the right to vote is fundamental” because it is “preservative of all rights.”6Harper v. Va. State Bd. of Elections, 383 U.S. 663, 667…