Originally published at Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs. Healthcare professionals in the United States who have felt qualms about performing procedures that violate their consciences have been…
Clubs Must Meet Certain Standards to Merit Equal Access Protection
Originally published at Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, 2018. The Equal Access Act, which survived constitutional challenge and was applied in the Mergens case, has served as midwife to…
From Confession to Constitution: How the Presbyterians Shaped the First Amendment
From Confession to Constitution: How the Presbyterians Shaped the First Amendment, Puritan Reformed Journal, July 2010, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 319ff. The history of the Presbyterian church in America…
Carrying Ourselves Back – How a religious document contributed to religious freedom
Carrying ourselves back–How a religious document contributed to religious freedom, International Journal of Religious Freedom, 2018, Vol 11:1 pp. 31-44 The deepest source of religious rights in the United States…
