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“Violence in Nigeria: discussion of the statistical evidence for the disproportionate targeting of Christians” by Dennis P. Petri & John Bainbridge

Sep 11, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysAfrica (Geography), christianity, Human Rights / Civil Rights, Petri, Dennis P., September 2024

Makoko Lagos, Nigeria by Collins Okoh (CC BY-SA 4.0) A longstanding debate in the social sciences concerns whether violence in civil conflicts targets specific groups or is indiscriminate. Security scholar Stathis Kalyvas, in his 2006 seminal book The Logic of Violence in Civil War, argues that indiscriminate violence is less likely when actors have high…

“St. Isidore of Seville Redux: Do Faith-Based Charter Schools Have a Future?” by Charles J. Russo

Sep 6, 2024Canopy ForumEssayschristianity, Education, Religious Freedom, Russo, Charles J., September 2024

St. Isidore of Seville (1655) depicted by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (CC0). Introduction As I discussed previously, a controversy arose on June 5, 2023, when Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board authorized the creation of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Named after the patron saint of the internet, and intended to operate under the leadership of…

“Teaching the Ten Commandments and Bible in Public Schools is about Race and History, Not Just the First Amendment” by Leslie Ribovich

Sep 5, 2024Canopy ForumEssayschristianity, Politics, Religious Freedom, Ribovich, Leslie, September 2024

Image of Ten Commandments outside of Stephens County Courthouse from WikiMedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). It’s already back to school time, and while students in Louisiana and Oklahoma may notice that the Ten Commandments and Bible are now in their classrooms and curricula, religion has always been part of the structure of public schools in the…

“John Witte, Jr. On Christianity and Law” by Rafael Domingo

Aug 21, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2024, christianity, Domingo, Rafael

John Witte, Jr. On Christianity and LawRafael Domingo The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “John Witte, Jr. On Christianity and Law” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on the Work of John Witte, Jr. (2024). Reprinted under Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (CC-BY-NC). This is part…

“Can Laws and Rights Teach? John Witte and the Uses of the Law” by Patrick McKinley Brennan & William S. Brewbaker III

Aug 13, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsAugust 2024, Brennan, Patrick McKinley, Brewbaker III, William S., christianity, History, Human Rights

Can Laws and Rights Teach? John Witte and the Uses of the LawPatrick McKinley Brennan & William S. Brewbaker III The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Can Laws and Rights Teach? John Witte and the Uses of the Law” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting and Building on…

“Religious Exemptions and Retaliation under Title IX” by Constance Couch

Jun 25, 2024Canopy ForumEssayschristianity, Constance, Couch, Education, ethics, Human Rights / Civil Rights, June 2024, Politics, Women's Rights

Photo on Wikimedia by EOverbey (CC BY-SA 3.0). In 2013, Jane Doe 6 was a residential student at Liberty University, the country’s largest Baptist Christian university. One night, her boyfriend invited her to his house, gave her two glasses of wine, and she immediately became immobile from a date rape drug he put in her…

“Law and Religion in the Secular Age” by Rafael Domingo

Jun 12, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature Highlightschristianity, Domingo, June 2024, Rafael, Religious Freedom

Law & Religion in a Secular Age Rafael Domingo The following is an excerpt from Rafael Domingo’s work titled, Law & Religion in a Secular Age. Reprinted here with permission from Catholic University of America Press (2024). Editorial Note: Page numbers in the text refer to the prior publication linked in the text. The Spiritual…

“Law from Below: How the Thought of Francisco Suárez, SJ, Can Renew Contemporary Legal Engagement” by Elisabeth Rain Kincaid

Jun 6, 2024Canopy ForumLiterature Highlightschristianity, Elisabeth Rain, Ethics and Morality, June 2024, Kincaid, Religious Freedom

Law from Below: How the Thought of Francisco Suárez, SJ, Can Renew Contemporary Legal EngagementElisabeth Rain Kincaid The following is an excerpt from Elisabeth Rain Kincaid’s new book, Law from Below: How the Thought of Francisco Suárez, SJ, Can Renew Contemporary Legal Engagement. Excerpted with permission from Georgetown University Press, 2024. Often in American civil…

“How Will Preachers Address Social Issues During the 2024 Election?” by Leah D. Schade, Wayne Thompson, & Amanda Wilson Harper

May 29, 2024Canopy ForumEssaysAmanda, christianity, Leah D., May 2024, Politics, Religious Freedom, Schade, Thompson, Wayne, Wilson Harper

A Field Sermon by Anna Ancher (CC0 1.0). Since Donald Trump’s appointment of conservative Supreme Court justices beginning in 2017, the Court released a series of rulings that have had a profound impact on the rights of historically marginalized groups, as well as environmental protection. Regarding immigration rights, the Court ruled in Trump v. Hawaii…

“God & Country: A Look at White Christian Nationalism that Both Enlightens and Disappoints” by David Little

May 16, 2024Canopy ForumEssayschristianity, David, Little, May 2024, Politics, Religious Freedom

Mount Rushmore, USA by Dean Franklin (CC BY 2.0). Rob Reiner’s recent movie, God & Country is, to be sure, a compelling presentation of the character and influence of white Christian nationalism and a powerful reminder of the dire threat the movement represents for American political and social life in this portentous presidential election year. …