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December 29, 2007: More On Craig Unger The Neocons And Religion, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2007

December 29, 2007: More On Craig Unger The Neocons And Religion, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

More on Craig Unger the Neocons and Religion


December 28, 2007: The Neocons And Religion, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2007

December 28, 2007: The Neocons And Religion, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

The Neocons and Religion


December 23, 2007: The Evangelical Stance On Global Warming, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2007

December 23, 2007: The Evangelical Stance On Global Warming, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

The Evangelical Stance on Global Warming


December 19, 2007: More On Philip Pullman, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2007

December 19, 2007: More On Philip Pullman, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

More on Philip Pullman


December 7, 2007: Mitt Romney's Talk On Religion, Bruce Ledewitz Dec 2007

December 7, 2007: Mitt Romney's Talk On Religion, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Mitt Romney's Talk on Religion


October 10, 2007: The Importance Of Religion To Hallowed Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2007

October 10, 2007: The Importance Of Religion To Hallowed Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

The Importance of Religion to Hallowed Secularism


July 12, 2008: Secular Israeli Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz Jul 2007

July 12, 2008: Secular Israeli Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Secular Israeli Democracy“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


Democrats Get Religion – Just In Time, Bruce Ledewitz Jun 2007

Democrats Get Religion – Just In Time, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals


If They Can Raze It, Why Can't I? A Constitutional Analysis Of Statutory And Judicial Religious Exemptions To Historic Preservation Ordinances, Erin Guiffre Apr 2007

If They Can Raze It, Why Can't I? A Constitutional Analysis Of Statutory And Judicial Religious Exemptions To Historic Preservation Ordinances, Erin Guiffre

Georgetown Law Historic Preservation Papers Series

In 1996, America almost lost a great piece of its history. The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, located in Los Angeles, was in danger of being destroyed. The "Baroque-inspired Italianate structure" was completed in 1876 by architect Ezra F. Kysor. The cathedral is one of only a few structures from Los Angeles' early history remaining. As an important part of history and a beautiful piece of architecture, the cathedral was listed on California's register of historic places. In 1994, an earthquake damaged part of the building. After an inspection by the building and safety department in 1996, the only portion of …


The Wall Falls, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2007

The Wall Falls, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals


The Constitutional Structure Of Disestablishment, Ian C. Bartrum Jan 2007

The Constitutional Structure Of Disestablishment, Ian C. Bartrum

Scholarly Works

This article proceeds in the structuralist tradition, which Professor Charles Black describes as "the method of inference from the structure and relationships created by the Constitution." The article takes a structural approach to the Establishment Clause: it reexamines the theoretical foundations of disestablishment, and infers a constitutional structure designed to create a dialectical relationship between political institutions and social institutions. The structural thesis requires that our political institutions safeguard individual liberty of conscience by bracketing all religious questions. The antithesis ensures the existence of free and independent social organizations dedicated to building public virtue. The article then applies the structural …