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Islam And Religious Freedom: The Experience Of Religious Majorities And Minorities, Brett G. Scharffs
Islam And Religious Freedom: The Experience Of Religious Majorities And Minorities, Brett G. Scharffs
Notre Dame Law Review Reflection
It seems likely that change in Islam will be affected both by outside and internal sources, as was the case for the Catholic Church and its journey to Dignitatis Humanae. However, one thing the Catholic experience suggests is that meaningful and profound change does not simply come from outside pressures; it comes from authentic and sincere evaluation and interpretation by insiders of a religious tradition of that tradition itself. Thus, if Islam is going to come to embrace religious freedom as an important value, this will be the result, significantly if not primarily, of Muslims interpreting their own sacred …
There Is A Place For Muslims In America: On Different Understandings Of Neutrality, Mark A. Goldfelder
There Is A Place For Muslims In America: On Different Understandings Of Neutrality, Mark A. Goldfelder
Notre Dame Law Review Reflection
American neutrality is not about the government making sure religion is not visible or even treated benevolently. The American concept of neutrality just means that the government should not treat religion as special, for better or for worse, simply because it is religion. For example, the Supreme Court has repeatedly held that laws touching religion must have a valid secular purpose, and not serve primarily to advance or inhibit religion. But that does not mean that religion should not be respected. The key to the American conception of religious neutrality lies in the understanding that religion is valuable—despite what strict …