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April 18, 2011: Church, State, And The Crisis In American Secularism Video Comes To Youtube, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 18, 2011: Church, State, And The Crisis In American Secularism Video Comes To Youtube, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Church, State, and the Crisis in American Secularism Video Comes to YouTube“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


April 16, 2011: The Importance Of Objective Morality, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 16, 2011: The Importance Of Objective Morality, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


April 13, 2011: John Rawls’ Juvenile Conception Of God, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 13, 2011: John Rawls’ Juvenile Conception Of God, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “John Rawls’ Juvenile Conception of God“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


April 10, 2011: Islam, Judaism, And The Murder Of Children, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 10, 2011: Islam, Judaism, And The Murder Of Children, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Islam, Judaism, and the Murder of Children“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


April 9, 2011: Mixing Church And State, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 9, 2011: Mixing Church And State, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


April 3, 2011: The Legal Background Of Burning The Qur’An, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 3, 2011: The Legal Background Of Burning The Qur’An, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Legal Background of Burning the Qur’an“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


April 2, 2011: The Great Separation, Bruce Ledewitz Apr 2011

April 2, 2011: The Great Separation, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


Appellate Judges And Philosophical Theories: Judicial Philosophy Or Mere Coincidence, Gerald R. Ferrer, Mystica Alexander Apr 2011

Appellate Judges And Philosophical Theories: Judicial Philosophy Or Mere Coincidence, Gerald R. Ferrer, Mystica Alexander

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

This paper suggests that judicial opinions often reflect ajudge's position on what is ethical and useful in the real world of constitutional values. It further suggests that an appreciation of legal philosophical theory assists one in understanding the ethical and public policy dimensions of a court's opinion. Do judges' opinions parallel philosophical theories constructed by philosophers or is any apparent relationship mere coincidence? This paper suggests the former-that a judge's belief system, education, and experiences 2 include the adoption of judicial philosophies, the expression of which can be found in his or her written opinions.


March 30, 2011: Islam, Judaism And The Murders At Itamar, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 30, 2011: Islam, Judaism And The Murders At Itamar, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “ Islam, Judaism and the Murders at Itamar“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


Islam, Judaism And The Murders At Itamar, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

Islam, Judaism And The Murders At Itamar, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.


March 27, 2011: 60 And The Cycle Of Life, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 27, 2011: 60 And The Cycle Of Life, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “60 and the Cycle of Life“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 24, 2011: The Challenge To Obamacare Is Secular—As Is The Defense Of Abortion, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 24, 2011: The Challenge To Obamacare Is Secular—As Is The Defense Of Abortion, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Challenge to Obamacare is Secular—As is the Defense of Abortion“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 20, 2011: The New Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 20, 2011: The New Secularism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


March 17, 2011: The Killings In Itamar, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 17, 2011: The Killings In Itamar, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


What About The Morality Of Torture, Results Aside?, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

What About The Morality Of Torture, Results Aside?, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals


March 12, 2011: The Pope’S New Book, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 12, 2011: The Pope’S New Book, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Pope’s New Book“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 10, 2011: Islam Just Like Other Religions—For Good And Ill, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 10, 2011: Islam Just Like Other Religions—For Good And Ill, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Islam Just Like Other Religions—For Good and Ill“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 6, 2011: Can Philosophy Serve As An Alternative To Religion?, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 6, 2011: Can Philosophy Serve As An Alternative To Religion?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Can Philosophy Serve as an Alternative to Religion?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 3, 2011: Religion At The End Of Life, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 3, 2011: Religion At The End Of Life, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Religion at the End of Life“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


March 1, 2011: Newt Gingrich And The Future Of Religion In American Politics, Bruce Ledewitz Mar 2011

March 1, 2011: Newt Gingrich And The Future Of Religion In American Politics, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Newt Gingrich and the Future of Religion in American Politics“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


The Role Of Authority, Scott A. Hershovitz Mar 2011

The Role Of Authority, Scott A. Hershovitz

Articles

The most influential account of authority – Joseph Raz's service conception – is an account of the role of authority, in that it is an account of its point or function. However, authority does not have a characteristic role to play, and even if it did, the ability to play a role is not, by itself, sufficient to establish authority. The aim of this essay is to shift our focus from roles that authority plays to roles that people play – which we can also call roles of authority – such as chef, teacher, and parent. To justify authority, we …


February 26, 2011: The Power Of The President Not To Defend The Law, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 26, 2011: The Power Of The President Not To Defend The Law, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Power of the President Not to Defend the Law“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 25, 2011: Is Unitarian Universalism The Answer?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 25, 2011: Is Unitarian Universalism The Answer?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Is Unitarian Universalism the Answer?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 20, 2011: What Is Behind The Republican Assault On Public Sector Unions?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 20, 2011: What Is Behind The Republican Assault On Public Sector Unions?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “What is Behind the Republican Assault on Public Sector Unions?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 17, 2011: Shari’Ah And Constitutionalism, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 17, 2011: Shari’Ah And Constitutionalism, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Shari’ah and Constitutionalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 13, 2011: Happy Darwin Day, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 13, 2011: Happy Darwin Day, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


February 9, 2011: What Does It Mean To Ban State Courts Use Of Sharia Or Other Foreign Law?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 9, 2011: What Does It Mean To Ban State Courts Use Of Sharia Or Other Foreign Law?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “What Does it Mean to Ban State Courts Use of Sharia or Other Foreign Law?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 5, 2011: What Is The Relationship Among Democracy, Religion, Science And Capitalism?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 5, 2011: What Is The Relationship Among Democracy, Religion, Science And Capitalism?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “What is the Relationship Among Democracy, Religion, Science and Capitalism?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.


February 2, 2011: How Is Religion Special?, Bruce Ledewitz Feb 2011

February 2, 2011: How Is Religion Special?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

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


January 30, 2011: Amy Chua And The Mommy Wars, Bruce Ledewitz Jan 2011

January 30, 2011: Amy Chua And The Mommy Wars, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Amy Chua and the Mommy Wars“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.