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A Look At The Establishment Clause Through The Prism Of Religious Perspectives: Religious Majorities, Religious Minorities, And Nonbelievers, Samuel J. Levine
A Look At The Establishment Clause Through The Prism Of Religious Perspectives: Religious Majorities, Religious Minorities, And Nonbelievers, Samuel J. Levine
Samuel J. Levine
This article traces the Court’s Establishment Clause jurisprudence through several decades, examining a number of landmark cases through the prism of religious minority perspectives. In so doing, the Article aims to demonstrate the significance of religious perspectives in the development of both the doctrine and rhetoric of the Establishment Clause. The Article then turns to the current state of the Establishment Clause, expanding upon these themes through a close look at the 2004 and 2005 cases Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, Van Orden v. Perry, and McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky. The article concludes …
Lutheran And Yet Not Lutheran: A Church School Tests The Dilemma Of Church And State, Marie A. Failinger
Lutheran And Yet Not Lutheran: A Church School Tests The Dilemma Of Church And State, Marie A. Failinger
Marie A. Failinger
This article critiques the events surrounding the Hosanna-Tabor case, and discusses the dilemma of church-state relationships, from a Lutheran perspective.
Issues Of Law And Religion In The News -- Hutterites, Lorin Geitner
Issues Of Law And Religion In The News -- Hutterites, Lorin Geitner
Lorin C. Geitner
The Hutterites are an Anabaptist group who live communally. This lifestyle has allowed them to compete against private construction firms in Montana. A new law requires the Hutterites to carry workers compensation for their members who work in construction. The Hutterites counter that they already have provisions in their society that provide all the coverage provided by workers compensation. The legislator who sponsored this bill says this bill is needed to provide an even playing field. What are the Hutterites history, beliefs and practices which lead them to believe this is redundant? What are the legal principles involved? Who is …