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December 30, 2010: What Does “One Nation Under God” In The Pledge Of Allegiance Mean?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “What Does “one Nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance Mean?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 28, 2010: Natural Goodness, Bruce Ledewitz

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

December 24, 2010: Merry Christmas Season, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Merry Christmas Season“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 23, 2010: The Repeal Of Don’T Ask Don’T Tell, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 19, 2010: Why Does The Government Celebrate Christmas?, Bruce Ledewitz

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

December 14, 2010: A Fundamental Rights Decision Masquerading As A Commerce Decision, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Fundamental Rights Decision Masquerading as a Commerce Decision“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 11, 2010: Hallowed Secularism And The Tea Party, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Hallowed Secularism and the Tea Party“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 8, 2010: Uphold Proposition 8, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Uphold Proposition 8“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 5, 2010: Seeking Common Ground: A Secular Statement, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Seeking Common Ground: A Secular Statement“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Separation Of Law And State, Talia Fisher

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

In the framework of the jurisprudential literature, the law-state bond is assumed as a given. Points of dispute emerge only at more advanced stages of the discussion, with respect to such questions as the duty to obey state law or the appropriate extent of state intervention in social relations. This Article will be devoted to a reconsideration of the presupposition of the law-state link and to challenging the state's status vis-à-vis the law-both in its role as the producer of legal norms and its capacity as the arbiter of disputes.

The Article opens with a comparative elucidation of the Hobbesian …

November 30,2010: There Is No G-O-D In America, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “There is no G-o-d in America“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 25, 2010: Happy Thanksgiving, Bruce Ledewitz

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

November 23, 2010: Religion, Art, Science And Philosophy Are Invitations, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ Religion, Art, Science and Philosophy Are Invitations“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 20, 2010: The Task Of Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Task of Secularism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 18, 2010: “Getting Honest”, Bruce Ledewitz

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

November 16, 2010: How Is Reality God-Like?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “How is Reality God-Like?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 14, 2010: Global Warming, Bruce Ledewitz

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

November 11, 2010: So, What About God?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “So, What About God?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 7, 2010: How To Fix The Establishment Clause, Bruce Ledewitz

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

November 5, 2010: “Let The Free Market Reign”, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, ““Let the Free Market Reign”“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 3, 2010: Pat Tommey A Citizens United Victory, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Pat Tommey a Citizens United Victory“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 31, 2010: Why I Wish No One Had Gone To The Stewart/Colbert Rally, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Why I Wish No One Had Gone to the Stewart/Colbert Rally“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 28, 2010: Is Islam A Religion Of Peace?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Is Islam a Religion of Peace?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 25, 2010: Why Are The Democrats Doing So Badly?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Why Are the Democrats Doing So Badly?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 20, 2010: What Does Altruism Tell Us About The Nature Of The Universe?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “What Does Altruism Tell Us About the Nature of the Universe?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 17, 2010: Woody Allen’S Hell, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Woody Allen’s Hell“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 14, 2010: Why Is Snyder V. Westboro Baptist Church A Free Speech Case?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Why is Snyder v. Westboro Baptist Church a free speech case?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 9, 2010: What Will Future Secularism Be Like?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “What Will Future Secularism Be Like?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

October 5, 2010: Sam Harris And Objective Morality, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Sam Harris and Objective Morality“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Sex And The Supremes: Towards A Legal Theory Of Sexuality, Elaine Craig

PhD Dissertations

This thesis examines how the Supreme Court of Canada, across legal contexts, has tended to conceptualize sexuality. It focuses primarily on areas of public law including sexual assault law, equality for sexual minorities, sexual harassment and obscenity and indecency laws. There were a number of trends revealed upon reviewing the jurisprudence in this area. First, the Court’s decisions across legal contexts reveal a tendency to conceptualize sexuality as innate, as a pre-social naturally occurring phenomenon and as an essential element of who we are as individuals. This is true whether one is speaking of the approach to gay and lesbian …