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Can Constitutionalism, Secularism And Religion Be Reconciled In An Era Of Globalization And Religious Revival?, Michel Rosenfeld
Can Constitutionalism, Secularism And Religion Be Reconciled In An Era Of Globalization And Religious Revival?, Michel Rosenfeld
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Text, Tradition, And Reason In Comparative Perspective: An Introduction, Adam Seligman, Suzanne Last Stone
Text, Tradition, And Reason In Comparative Perspective: An Introduction, Adam Seligman, Suzanne Last Stone
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Symposium: Suzanne Last Stone, Suzanne Last Stone
Truth And Illusion, Suzanne Last Stone
Introduction To The Conference On Fundamentalisms, Equalities, And The Challenge To Tolerance In A Post-9/11 Environment, Richard H. Weisberg
Introduction To The Conference On Fundamentalisms, Equalities, And The Challenge To Tolerance In A Post-9/11 Environment, Richard H. Weisberg
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Are Tax "Benefits" For Religious Institutions Constitutionally Dependent On Benefits For Secular Entities?, Edward A. Zelinsky
Are Tax "Benefits" For Religious Institutions Constitutionally Dependent On Benefits For Secular Entities?, Edward A. Zelinsky
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The Supreme Court generally conditions tax exemptions, deductions, and exclusions for religious organizations and activities upon the simultaneous extension of such benefits to secular institutions and undertakings. The Court's position flows logically from its acceptance of the premise that tax exemptions, deductions, and exclusions constitute subsidies. However, the "subsidy" label is usually deployed in a conclusory and unconvincing fashion. The First Amendment is best understood as permitting governments to refrain from taxation to accommodate the autonomy of religious actors and activities; hence, tax benefits extended solely to religious institutions should pass constitutional muster as recognition of that autonomy.
Civil Enforceability Of Religious Prenuptual Agreements, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
Civil Enforceability Of Religious Prenuptual Agreements, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin
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In the years since Perri Victor's divorce has been finalized, she has tried to move on with her life. She is raising a young daughter from that marriage and finishing up law school. Perri and Warren Victor were married in an Orthodox Jewish ceremony in Florida in 1976. They received a civil divorce in 1990. However, as an Observant Jew, Perri cannot remarry until Warren gives her a Jewish religious divorce known as a get. Since late 1987, she has been pleading with Warren to give her a get. When Warren asked her to give up a portion of her …
Godtalk: Should Religion Inform Public Debate?, J. David Bleich
Godtalk: Should Religion Inform Public Debate?, J. David Bleich
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Judaism And Postmodernism, Suzanne Last Stone
Tolerance: The Bridge Between Religious Liberty And Privacy, David Rudenstine
Tolerance: The Bridge Between Religious Liberty And Privacy, David Rudenstine
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Suicide And Justice, Arthur J. Jacobson
God, The Demon, And The Status Of Theodicies, Edward Stein
God, The Demon, And The Status Of Theodicies, Edward Stein
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