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Christianity And The Law: Trial Separation Or Acrimonious Divorce?, Michael Quinlan
Christianity And The Law: Trial Separation Or Acrimonious Divorce?, Michael Quinlan
Law Papers and Journal Articles
This article considers the relationship between Christianity and the law in Australia beginning with the arrival of the First Fleet and the declaration of the Swan River Colony. It examines in some detail the influence of the Western legal tradition and of Christianity on the jurisprudence relating to one elemental aspect of Western society: marriage. It considers the make-up of contemporary Australia, contemporary attitudes to religion and the relationship between law and religion in Australia. The article concludes that the once close relationship between law and religion may be better described today not as a trial separation but as an …
Apostate Religion In The Book Of Mormon, A Keith Thompson
Apostate Religion In The Book Of Mormon, A Keith Thompson
Law Papers and Journal Articles
Nephite missionaries in the first century BC had significant difficulty preaching the gospel among Nephites and Lamanites who followed Zoramite and Nehorite teaching. Both of these groups built synagogues and other places of worship suggesting that some of their beliefs originated in Israelite practice, but both denied the coming or the necessity of a Messiah. This article explores the nature of Zoramite and Nehorite beliefs, identifies how their beliefs and practices differed from orthodox Nephite teaching, and suggests that some of these religious differences are attributable to cultural and political differences that resonate in the present.
Should ‘Public Reason’ Developed Under Us Establishment Clause Jurisprudence Apply To Australia?, Anthony K. Thompson
Should ‘Public Reason’ Developed Under Us Establishment Clause Jurisprudence Apply To Australia?, Anthony K. Thompson
The University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review
John Rawls’ idea of public reason holds that comprehensive doctrines including religion should not be allowed a voice in the public square. Such ideas prevent society achieving that ‘overlapping consensus’ which is said to be a requirement for enduring peace and progress. However, the suggestion that some ideas should be excluded from public debate is anti-democratic. This article reviews Rawls’ idea of public reason’ against its US legal context and suggests it was a response to US Supreme Court decisions concerning their First Amendment. Though our framers copied most of that clause into the Australian Constitution, the High Court has …