Secular law lost unanimously in the Supreme Court of the United States last week. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
Religious freedom defeats secular law
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
What’s the supreme question in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC?
From its beginnings as an assemblage of mid-nineteenth century immigrants from Germany, formally organized in 1847, the LCMS has affirmed…
Are religious institutions entitled to disobey the law?
One recurring justification for the ministerial exception has been the “problem” of women priests. The specter of the Roman Catholic…
Regulating religion
Where does the line lie between constitutional protection of religious exceptionalism and the need to enforce state laws ensuring fair…
Going to law
Last week, in the first week of its October 2011 term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a suit…