Free Exercise of Religion and the United States Constitution: The Supreme Court's Challenge
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Free exercise and the definition of religion -- Limiting what counts as religion and what free exercise protects -- Setting the stage -- Modern free exercise -- Echoes of ni...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Milton
Taylor and Francis
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series/Journal: | ICLARS Series on Law and Religion
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| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Strasser, Mark P: Free Exercise of Religion and the United States Constitution : The Supreme Court’s Challenge. - Milton : Taylor and Francis,c2018. - 9780815366898 |
| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Free exercise and the definition of religion -- Limiting what counts as religion and what free exercise protects -- Setting the stage -- Modern free exercise -- Echoes of nineteenth-century ambivalence? -- The Court refuses to classify certain very unusual beliefs as non-religious -- Special treatment for religion? -- Conflicts between religious and civil requirements -- Is it necessary to define religion? -- Why define religion? -- The breadth of what counts as religion -- Sincerity -- Conclusion -- 2 Institutional autonomy and the ministerial exception -- Institutional protections -- Areas of competence -- Religious determinations and neutral principles -- Conclusion -- 3 Fighting wars and claims of conscience -- Pacifists, benefits, and burdens -- Immigration and naturalization -- University military instruction -- Who qualifies for conscientious objector status? -- Conclusion -- 4 Early modern free exercise -- Fulfilling religious obligations in society -- Modern free exercise jurisprudence -- Distributing religious tracts -- Sunday closing laws -- Employees who cannot work on their Sabbath -- Decisions about schooling -- Refusing to make war weapons -- Conclusion -- 5 Free exercise becomes (more) chaotic -- On government rules and religious exemptions -- Social Security -- Other labor limitations -- AFDC benefits -- Subsequent change of religion -- Sacred ground -- Idiosyncratic beliefs -- Sales and use taxes -- Conclusion -- 6 The Smith revolution -- Smith and its aftermath -- The free exercise revolution -- Targeting religion -- RFRA and the states -- RLUIPA and the Establishment Clause -- RFRA and the federal government -- Conclusion -- 7 Corporate conscience -- On corporate consciences and substantial burdens Corporate conscience exemptions -- Beard length -- Conclusion -- 8 Lower courts and the protection of religion -- State and federal protection of religion and the lower courts -- Substantial burdens -- What is religious? -- State RFRAs -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| ISBN: | 1351258559 |