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Symposium on Freedom from Religion

Tomorrow, the University of Utah College of Law will host a symposium about Freedom from Religion. Based on Professor Amos N. Guiora?s new book, Freedom from Religion: Rights and National Security (Oxford University Press, 2009), this Symposium will explore the limits of tolerance of religious extremism in five countries and its impact on the current terrorism threat our world faces. By drawing on varied perspectives and disciplines ? religion, cognitive science, history, philosophy, and law ? the panelists will challenge conventional wisdom by asking whether the threat of future terrorism might be lessened by government?s curtailing religious extremism.

The symposium will be held here at the College of Law in Salt Lake City at 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. mountain daylight time tomorrow, Friday, October 23. It can also be viewed lived on line at dashboard.law.utah.edu/freedomfromreligion. More information can be found here.

Participants include, in addition to Professor Guiora:

John C. LentzPastor & Head of Staff
Forest Hill Presbyterian Church

William E. DealSeverance Professor of the History of Religion
Case Western Reserve University

Scott M. Matheson Jr.

Professor of Law
University of Utah

Terry S. KoganProfessor of Law
University of Utah

Full post as published by The Volokh Conspiracy on October 22, 2009 (boomark / email).

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