Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor’s rulings on religious issues
University of Toledo law professor Howard M. Friedman has compiled a list of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's rulings on religion clause issues at his blog,…
Chronological & Subject Repository
Category: Church and State
May 2009
April 2009
ANALYSIS: European Sunday Weekly Rest Day Legislation Remains Unlawful
The main purpose for writing this article is to respond to the relentless attempts in recent times to legislate in the European Union, Sunday…
Interview: Scott Ritsema talks about his new book “The Way, the Truth and the Sword”
Scott Ritsema tackles the current controversy surrounding issues of faith and political power in his new book, The Way, the Truth and the Sword:…
March 2009
EXCERPTS: Douglas Laycock on dangers of protecting liberty ‘only for ourselves’ (Baptist Joint Committee)
From: http://bjconline.org/news/news/0209laycock.htm Douglas Laycock is the Yale Kamisar Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He is one of the…
CLASSIC: The Proper Relation of Church and State
Originally published in Liberty in 1921 - "Why should we Christians desire that the non-Christian be required by law to observe our religious institutions?…
PRECEDENT – A century ago religious groups tried to change the California Constitution to enact a religious law
J.O. Corliss - Liberty Magazine - 1908 - "California is the only State in the American Union without a Sunday law. From 1858 to…
AUDIO: Karen Scott – “Rethinking the Premise of Religious Liberty”
Each year, the Walla Walla University Church in College Place, Washington celebrates religious liberty. On February 28, 2009, Karen Scott delivered an address entitled,…
Emotion, misunderstanding mark religion-in-school cases (The Tennessean)
Most people have a mistaken understanding of what the First Amendment means, says Charles Haynes, a senior scholar at the First Amendment Center. "People…
February 2009
In wake of Supreme Court decision, ‘clear defense needed of church-state wall’ (Des Moines Register)
Considering the U.S. Supreme Court's contentious struggles over free speech and religion, it was a surprise to say the least to see Wednesday's ruling…
VIDEO: Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought
A panel from the 2007 J. Reuben Clark Law Society Conference featuring: Robert F. Cochran, Jr., Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Pepperdine University…