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October 23, 2009: Why Does The New Atheism Fail?, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2009

October 23, 2009: Why Does The New Atheism Fail?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Why Does the New Atheism Fail?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


October 18, 2009: Where Does Relativism Come From?, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2009

October 18, 2009: Where Does Relativism Come From?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Where Does Relativism Come From?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


October 16, 2009: Higher Law In The Public Square Meets The High School Cheerleader, Bruce Ledewitz Oct 2009

October 16, 2009: Higher Law In The Public Square Meets The High School Cheerleader, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Higher Law in the Public Square Meets the High School Cheerleader“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


August 15, 2009: Higher Law At Netroots Nation, Bruce Ledewitz Aug 2009

August 15, 2009: Higher Law At Netroots Nation, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Higher Law at Netroots Nation“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


July 30, 2009: Jesus Is Back In The Legislature, Thank God, Bruce Ledewitz Jul 2009

July 30, 2009: Jesus Is Back In The Legislature, Thank God, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Jesus is Back in the Legislature, Thank God“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


July 19, 2009: Getting Jesus Out Of The Legislature, Bruce Ledewitz Jul 2009

July 19, 2009: Getting Jesus Out Of The Legislature, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Getting Jesus Out of the Legislature“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


April 17, 2009: America Is Not A Christian Nation, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2009

April 17, 2009: America Is Not A Christian Nation, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “America is not a Christian Nation“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


April 6, 2009: No Constitutional Right To Shoot Police Officers, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2009

April 6, 2009: No Constitutional Right To Shoot Police Officers, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “No Constitutional Right to Shoot Police Officers“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 22, 2009: A Restatement Of The Establishment Clause, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2009

March 22, 2009: A Restatement Of The Establishment Clause, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “A Restatement of the Establishment Clause“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 3, 2009: Holy Hullabaloo Over A Ten Commandments Display, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2009

March 3, 2009: Holy Hullabaloo Over A Ten Commandments Display, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Holy Hullabaloo Over a Ten Commandments Display“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 1, 2009: Imagine The Court Being Helpful, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2009

March 1, 2009: Imagine The Court Being Helpful, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Imagine the Court Being Helpful“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


The Dueling First Amendments: Government As Funder And The Establishment Clause, Carol Nackenoff Feb 2009

The Dueling First Amendments: Government As Funder And The Establishment Clause, Carol Nackenoff

Schmooze 'tickets'

No abstract provided.


January 22, 2009: Rick Warren's Prayer, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2009

January 22, 2009: Rick Warren's Prayer, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Rick Warren's Prayer“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


Foreword: Our Paradoxical Religion Clauses, Mark A. Graber Jan 2009

Foreword: Our Paradoxical Religion Clauses, Mark A. Graber

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


House Of Wisdom Or A House Of Cards? Why Teaching Islam In U.S. Foreign Detention Facilities Violates The Establishment Clause, Scott Thompson Jan 2009

House Of Wisdom Or A House Of Cards? Why Teaching Islam In U.S. Foreign Detention Facilities Violates The Establishment Clause, Scott Thompson

Publications

In an attempt to erase Islamic-fundamentalist sentiments held by detainees apprehended in the course of the "war on terror," the United States government began teaching and preaching a more moderate version of the Qur'an and Islam to detainees in Iraq. One such detention program in Iraq was dubbed the House of Wisdom. But the wisdom of such a practice is highly suspect--both because it likely runs afoul of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment and because it may be doing more harm than good to the American effort to defuse Islamic-extremism and anti-American sentiment. This Article examines the practice …


Pleasant Grove V. Summum: Losing The Battle To Win The War, Ian C. Bartrum Jan 2009

Pleasant Grove V. Summum: Losing The Battle To Win The War, Ian C. Bartrum

Scholarly Works

This short essay explores the potential doctrinal implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Pleasant Grove v. Summum.


The Courts Under President Obama, Scott A. Moss Jan 2009

The Courts Under President Obama, Scott A. Moss

Publications

No abstract provided.