A Passive Exemption Test for Religious Free Exercise Cases
What is more miserable than uncertainty!Martin Luther, ON THE BONDAGE OF THE WILLAccordingly, those who thus philosophize more subtly over these terms appear to be ridiculousJohn Calvin, INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONCommentators agree about two things concerning the free exercise clause of th...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1989
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 1989, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 433-482 |
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| Summary: | What is more miserable than uncertainty!Martin Luther, ON THE BONDAGE OF THE WILLAccordingly, those who thus philosophize more subtly over these terms appear to be ridiculousJohn Calvin, INSTITUTES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONCommentators agree about two things concerning the free exercise clause of the first amendment: first, that its primary purpose is to protect religious liberty; and second, that its jurisprudence seems unguided and incomprehensible. Scholars and courts have proposed various free exercise tests, none of which has proven satisfactory in producing consistency and predictability. Moreover, such tests invariably require judges to make subjective inquiries into beliefs; such inquires are harmful to religious freedom. This article proposes a clear, practical and objective free exercise test for granting judicial exemptions to individuals, based on the underlying value of safeguarding religious liberty. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1051128 |