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Playing God: Mary Must Die So Jodie May Live Longer, Charles I. Lugosi Jan 2001

Playing God: Mary Must Die So Jodie May Live Longer, Charles I. Lugosi

Charles I. Lugosi

No abstract provided.


In The Wake Of Lee V. Weisman: The Future Of School Graduation Prayer Is Uncertain At Best, Stephen Durden Jan 2001

In The Wake Of Lee V. Weisman: The Future Of School Graduation Prayer Is Uncertain At Best, Stephen Durden

Stephen Durden

No abstract provided.


Nude Entertainment Zoning, Stephen Durden Jan 2001

Nude Entertainment Zoning, Stephen Durden

Stephen Durden

Local government regulation, as opposed to prohibition, of nude entertainment began in earnest in the 1970's. These regulations generally fell into four categories: (1) zoning; (2) prohibiting nude entertainment in conjunction with the service of alcohol; (3) licensing; and (4) regulating conduct, e.g., hours of operation, distance from customers, prohibition of private booths. The proliferation of these many and varied approaches began soon after the Supreme Court in California v. LaRue held that nude dancing is, or at least might be, protected by the First Amendment. Prior to LaRue, states regularly prohibited nude entertainment via general prohibitions on lewd and …


Religious Claims And The Dynamics Of Argument, M. Cathleen Kaveny Dec 2000

Religious Claims And The Dynamics Of Argument, M. Cathleen Kaveny

M. Cathleen Kaveny

This Article investigates the questions whether and when religious claims may enter into public debate about important political issues by considering the purposes of argument in the public square. These purposes include: (1) argument as self-disclosure; (2) argument as persuasion; and (3) argument as bulwark against engagement with the ideas of others. The Article argues that restrictions on the use of religious claims in public deliberations and discussion impede the legitimate functions of public argument as self-disclosing and persuasive activities. In contrast, such restrictions contribute to the use of argument as bulwark, which is arguably destructive to public deliberation in …


A Preacher's Teacher: Lessons On Ministry From One Who Proclaims The Word, Craig B. Mousin Dec 2000

A Preacher's Teacher: Lessons On Ministry From One Who Proclaims The Word, Craig B. Mousin

Craig B. Mousin

No abstract provided.