The last sentence of the Court’s opinion in Hosanna-Tabor announces the dogma that binds the majority opinion. Affirming for the…
“The Church”
law and religion
Religious freedom defeats secular law
Secular law lost unanimously in the Supreme Court of the United States last week. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
Ministerial exception upheld
Earlier today, the Supreme Court released its decision in Hosanna-Tabor v. E.E.O.C., a case that brought into question the validity…
What’s so special about religious freedom?
On Thursday, November 17, 2011, the Religious Freedom Project hosted a keynote debate at Georgetown University on the question of…
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…
“Traditionalist” Islamic activism
At the time of the 9/11 attacks, commentators trying to analyze Afghan support for Al-Qaeda put a great deal of…
Wanted: two of every animal
The Creation Museum in Kentucky has been stirring up controversy with its plan to create a 500'-long and 80'-high "replica"…