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9780521703383

God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521703383

  • ISBN10:

    0521703387

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-09-17
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

In this intelligent and forcefully argued book, Hamilton explores the thorny conflicts between religion and society, detailing how some religious groups and institutions misuse laws intended to protect religious freedoms to justify child abuse, employment discrimination, and other ills.

Table of Contents

Why the Law Must Govern Religious Entities
The problem
Children
Marriage
Religious land use and residential neighborhoods
Schools
The prisons and the military
Discrimination
The History and Doctrine Behind the Rule that Subjects Religious Entities to Duly Enacted Laws
Boerne v. Flores: the case that fully restored the rule of law for religious entities
The decline of the special treatment of religious entities and the rise of the no-harm rule
The path to the public good
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