July/August 1998

In Pursuit of a Phantom 0

Since Everson 1many have asserted that the First Amendment's religion clauses require government to be neutral toward religion. This requirement is not merely peripheral; "neutrality" has been a dominant theme of religious freedom. Berkeley law professor Phillip Johnson exaggerates only slightly when he asserts: "That in some sense the federal government and the states ought

As Square a Circle as Possible 0

This is an appealing, and at first glance a plausible, suggestion. If the analysis of this and the preceding chapter is correct, however, then the proposal to treat neutrality as a matter of degree is seriously misleading. Much of the foregoing discussion has tried to show, in essence, that the ideal of religious neutrality is

Rethinking Prisoner RFRA Exemptions 0

First, religious liberty is a human right. The Declaration of Independence envisions the rights of humanity as a gift from God and as preceding the existence of government. Thus the Bill of Rights should be understood not as a civil grant of rights, but as a civil recognition of rights that existed prior to and

Betrayed 0
- July/August 1998
- July 1, 1998
Russia's Retreat From Religious Liberty On September 26, 1997, Russian Federation president Boris Yeltsin signed the widely publicized and highly controversial bill "On Freedom of Conscience and on Religious Associations." This law, which comprehensively regulates church-state relations in Russia, is hailed by supporters as a landmark provision that will protect Russia from intrusive and unwanted
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Suspect Class?0
- July/August 1998
- July 1, 1998
Imagine Christian groups that–by religious conviction–are opposed to the practice of homosexuality, yet are nevertheless required to admit practicing homosexuals in membership, or even leadership roles? Certainly, with America's wonderful heritage of religious freedom, that could never happened here. Or could it? In 1995 the University of Wisconsin suspended a Christian group accused of discriminating
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Reconstruction 0
- July/August 1998
- July 1, 1998
What do a Jewish home synagogue, a Baptist minister, and a federal prisoner have in common? All among the first to be hurt by the demise of the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Each of their stories shows why Americans must work to restore free exercise protections, which have been decimated in the wake
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