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Complicity And Collection: Religious Freedom And Tax, Jennifer Carr
Complicity And Collection: Religious Freedom And Tax, Jennifer Carr
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This Article focuses on how the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill might be improved so that members of Congress enact it. The bill would allow war tax resisters who qualify as pacifists to direct their tax money to a separate fund not to be used for military spending. At present, the IRS is expending time and resources trying to track down tax resisters, which results in loss of revenue for the government. This Article argues that passage of an amended version of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill would eliminate the tension between the IRS and war tax …
Foreword: Conference On Religious Legal Theory: Rlt Iv: Expanding The Conversation, Samuel J. Levine
Foreword: Conference On Religious Legal Theory: Rlt Iv: Expanding The Conversation, Samuel J. Levine
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In this article, the author introduces the articles published in the Symposium Issue of the Touro Law Review, which is a compilation of selected excerpts from the fourth annual Conference on Religious Legal Theory (“RLT”) held April 10-12, 2013. By introducing each article, the author shows a sampling of the variety of topics and disciplines explored and the range of perspectives represented at the Conference, which revolved around the theme RLT IV: Expanding the Conversation. The author provides the background of the panelists to give context to each article, and then briefly discusses the relevance and main ideas.
Religion And The Restatements, Ian C. Bartrum
Religion And The Restatements, Ian C. Bartrum
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This essay is a contribution to the symposium entitled "Restatement of ..." held at Brooklyn Law School in January of 2013. It examines the role that conceptions of religious liberty play in the various Restatements, and suggests a few places where the ALI might consider expanding its discussion of these principles.
The Curious Case Of Legislative Prayer: Town Of Greece V. Galloway, Ian C. Bartrum
The Curious Case Of Legislative Prayer: Town Of Greece V. Galloway, Ian C. Bartrum
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This essay explores the Supreme Court's decision to reenter the debate over legislative prayers, and the Solicitor General's curious decision to enter the case in defense of Greece, New York's (somewhat dubious) practice. I suggest that the Court's decision, and the Solicitor's brief, can best be understood as part of larger conflict over Establishment Clause doctrine moving forward.