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“Religious Rhetoric in US Right-Wing Politics: Donald Trump, Intergroup Threat, and Nationalism” by Chiara Migliori

Oct 11, 2022Canopy ForumLiterature HighlightsChristianity, Migliori, Chiara, October 2022, Politics, Social Sciences

Religious Rhetoric in US Right-Wing Politics: Donald Trump, Intergroup Threat, and NationalismChiara Migliori This is an excerpt reprinted with permission from Religious Rhetoric in US Right-Wing Politics: Donald Trump, Intergroup Threat, and Nationalism by Chiara Migliori copyright © 2022 Palgrave Macmillan. Six years have elapsed since Donald Trump became the President elect of the United States. Since…

The Bible and the Constitution: Of Monkeys, Babies and Original Intent by Larry W. Caldwell

Oct 5, 2022Canopy ForumEssaysCaldwell, Larry W., Christianity, Constitutional Law, October 2022, Politics

In 1925, on Day 7 of the infamous “Scopes Monkey Trial” (The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes), defense attorney Clarence Darrow interrogated prosecuting attorney William Jennings Bryan on the witness stand. His purpose was to discredit Bryan’s (and many Protestants’) view that the original author of Genesis understood the six days of creation…

“Why Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Persecuted?” by Mathew N. Schmalz

Sep 16, 2022Canopy ForumEssaysChristianity, History, Religious Freedom, Schmalz, Mathew N., September 2022

Picture by Jace Grandinetti on Unsplash. Since 2017, the Russian government has attempted to “liquidate” Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religious organization. Branding Jehovah’s Witnesses an “extremist” group akin to a terrorist organization, the Russian government has confiscated the organization’s property. Witnesses have been beaten and jailed. This persecution has been condemned by the European Court…

“‘Drawn from out of the very bowels of heaven and earth’: Natural Law and Discursive Politics in Richard Hooker” by Luke Zerra

Aug 17, 2022Canopy ForumEssaysAugust 2022, Christianity, Philosophy, Zerra, Luke

Statue of Richard Hooker on Exeter Cathedral Close by Rob Brewer (CC BY-SA 2.0) Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is credited — alongside Thomas Cranmer — as the most important theologian of the English Reformation. The six books of his Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity issued a defense of the Elizabethan Church of England against more radical Protestants, calling for…

“Carson v. Makin and the Blossoming of Religious Freedom in Education” by Charles J. Russo

Aug 16, 2022Canopy ForumSeriesAugust 2022, Christianity, Education, Religious Freedom, Russo, Charles J., US Supreme Court (SCOTUS)

Picture by Wokandapix on Pixabay. This article is part of our “Kennedy, Carson, and Dobbs: Law and Religion in Pressing Supreme Court Cases” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Notwithstanding the fears of the Supreme Court’s critics, who suggest that it intends to eliminate public education by providing…

“Kennedy v. Bremerton: The Wall Separating Church and State Just Got a Little Shorter” by Brett A. Geier

Aug 15, 2022Canopy ForumSeriesAugust 2022, Christianity, Constitutional Law, Geier, Brett, Politics

Picture by Ted Eytan (CC BY-SA 2.0) This article is part of our “Kennedy, Carson, and Dobbs: Law and Religion in Pressing Supreme Court Cases” series. If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. Kennedy v. Bremerton was heard by the Supreme Court in 2022. But the case truly began in…

“Social Media, Free Speech, and Religious Freedom in Australia” by Colette Langos and P. T. Babie

Aug 3, 2022Canopy ForumEssaysAugust 2022, Babie, P. T., Christianity, Langos, Colette, Media and Culture, Oceania (Geography), Religious Freedom

Parliament House in Canberra, Australia by Thannicke (CC BY-SA 4.0) Social media forms part of the fabric of 21st century global life. A form of speech, social media allows communication with a potentially vast audience. Unsurprisingly, many people use it to disseminate religious views or ideas. While such proselytising (as part of a broad freedom…

“The Supreme Court Says Conscience is Everything. Or Nothing. It Depends.” by Len Niehoff

Jul 27, 2022Canopy ForumEssaysChristianity, Constitutional Law, July 2022, Niehof, Len, Politics, US Supreme Court (SCOTUS)

US Supreme Court by John L. Marino. This article is part of our “Kennedy, Carson, and Dobbs: Law and Religion in Pressing Supreme Court Cases” series.If you’d like to check out other articles in this series, click here. The Supreme Court has long recognized the individual human conscience as sacred territory. One of the most famous…

“The Post-Pandemic Western Populist Right: A Purported Clash Between the Public Good and Individual Rights” by Chiara Migliori

Jul 21, 2022Canopy ForumEssaysChristianity, Europe (Geography), Healthcare, July 2022, Migliori, Chiara, Politics, Religious Freedom

Vice President Mike Pence meets with Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of Italy in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Monday June 17, 2019 (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen) (License). As the Covid-19 pandemic seems to be loosening its grip on most regions of the world, at least in its deadliest…