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Religion Rogue: August 2010
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. In Memoriam: Professor Steven Goldberg. I was sorry to read that Georgetown Law Professor Steven Goldberg died unexpectedly. Of a heart attack last week. Goldberg was a brilliant scholar of law, religion and science and a good and generous man with a fine sense of humor. I was fortunate that he wrote the chapter. About the famous evolution case, Edwards v. Aguillard. For me it is hard to imagine a...
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Religion Rogue: July 2010
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Thursday, July 15, 2010. Ordaining Women and Sex Abuse. To the Catholic Church's canon law have appeared. The guidelines identify new procedures for handling sex abuse cases by clergy. For example, they extend the statute of limitations from 10 to 20 years and make it easier to remove priests from the priesthood. The new law also creates two new grave crimes. By clergy. The second is the attempted ordination of women.
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Religion Rogue: April 2010
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Sunday, April 25, 2010. 160; We have to hope that the Supreme Court, led by Justice Anthony Kennedy, will reject Michael McConnells oral argument. 160; It is shrewd for McConnell to argue that CLS v. Martinez. Is a case about belief, because the Supreme Court has held that religious belief enjoys absolute. 160; In the oral argument. Billy Graham's son Franklin Graham was disinvited. From the Army's ...
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Religion Rogue: May 2010
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Thursday, May 27, 2010. Lost Pensions, Lost Faith. NPR ran an interesting story. Yesterday about the pensions of employees of churches and other religious organizations. The pensions of church-affiliated workers and retirees are not protected because of a little-known loophole in federal pension protections. Carpitella is worried she may not receive her check. The status of their pension funding. Carpitella's husband had a...
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Religion Rogue: Hiatus
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. I have many writing projects to complete so this blog is going on hiatus. Thanks for reading the Religion Rogue! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Constitutional Law Professor, University of Houston Law Center. Http:/ www.law.uh.edu/faculty/lgriffin/. View my complete profile. Law and Religion Casebook. Http:/ www.griffinlawandreligion.com/. Griffin Law and Religion. Journal of Law and Religion.
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Religion Rogue: October 2010
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Monday, October 25, 2010. During Prohibition there were exemptions for sacramental wine and other religious uses of alcohol. The Eighteenth Amendment. Which took effect in 1920, doesn't say anything about those exemptions. It just says that the manufacture, sale or transportation. Of intoxicating liquors within the United States is banned. It was federal legislation. Many constitutional law scholars continue to argue that ...
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Religion Rogue: November 2010
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Sunday, November 28, 2010. Irene Merker Rosenberg, 1939-2010. I am sad to report the death of my colleague, Irene Merker Rosenberg. About the fortieth anniversary of the juvenile law case In re Gault,. Further remembrances of Irene are available here. Sunday, November 14, 2010. The Tea Party's Constitution. Has written a fascinating essay explaining The Tea Party's Constitution. Any violation of God's law. An additional pr...
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Religion Rogue: What's missing from this picture?
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. What's missing from this picture? Removed the women, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, from thefamous Bin Laden picture because its views on modesty. Do not allow it to publish pictures of women. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Constitutional Law Professor, University of Houston Law Center. Http:/ www.law.uh.edu/faculty/lgriffin/. View my complete profile. Law and Religion Casebook.
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Religion Rogue: Yemeni Women Protest
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An independent and critical perspective on the First Amendment's Religion Clauses. Monday, April 18, 2011. The women are protesting their president's comments that it is un-Islamic for women to join men in the demonstrations against his rule. The women went back out into the streets arguing that the president had misinterpreted Islam. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Constitutional Law Professor, University of Houston Law Center. Http:/ www.law.uh.edu/faculty/lgriffin/. View my complete profile.