Religion & Law

Thomas Berg: More on Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty
Thomas Berg has this post on the Mirror of Justice Blog. He begins: Dale Carpenter’s typically thoughtful post argues that one shouldn’t oppose same-sex marriage on the ground that it creates “novel” threats to religious liberty, religious liberty concerns are no reason to oppose same-sex marriage, in large part because the conflicts between religious liberty and [...

Prof. Douglas Laycock on the future of gay rights and religious liberties
CLS’ The Center blog has linked to excerpts from a talk by U. of Mich. Law Professor Douglas Laycock that were delivered at the Emory Center for the Study of Law and Religion...

Same Sex Marriage Threatens Religious Liberty
Alan Reinach has this commentary on Religious Liberty. He begins: In theory, allowing homosexual couples to marry should not threaten anyone?s religious freedom. Although the social and moral implications of gay marriage are apparent to many, few realize the significant danger posed to religious freedom by the California Supreme Court ruling in May giving gays a [...

Lopsided New York Times Piece Ignores Threats to Religious Liberty
The New York Times has published a slanted hit piece against religious liberty by Diana B. Henriques that makes it sound like well-connected religious groups have exempted themselves from state and federal laws that all other groups have to obey...

"RJ&L Religious Liberty Archive"
By B. Kreisler: “Sponsored by Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, the Religious Liberty Archive is an extensive repository of resources...

"Santeria Rights Defended"
"Santeria Rights Defended": The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty today issued a news release that begins, "An appeal was filed against the city of Euless, Texas, today by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents Jose Merced, a Santeria priest...

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