RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-27 Thread Volokh, Eugene
: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:14 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans Yes, the cases are different, and perhaps the Indiana case raises even more constitutional problems than the Virginia case. (Eugene lists five distinct constitutional clauses

Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-27 Thread Marty Lederman
If, as Justice O'Connor believed, the funding of Wide Awake would occur "in a context that makes improbable any perception of government endorsement of the religious message," isn't that even more obviously true in Ms. Simpson's case? - Original Message - From: "Volokh,

Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-27 Thread Ed Brayton
I'm engaged in a bit of a debate with a young attorney who is defending Judge Bradford in this case. His argument is that Prince v. Massachusetts and Wisconsin v. Yoder both established that the government may limit the rights of parents to protect the health and well-being of the child. I

RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-27 Thread Marc Stern
To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans I'm engaged in a bit of a debate with a young attorney who is defending Judge Bradford in this case. His argument is that Prince v. Massachusetts and Wisconsin v. Yoder both established that the government

RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-27 Thread Douglas Laycock
) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Marc Stern Sent: Fri 5/27/2005 9:51 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans There is an ALR 3 or 4 annotation collecting child custody case where religion is at issue. All, or almost all

RE: [BULK] RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-27 Thread Marc Stern
Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: [BULK] RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans Importance: Low The cases are something of a mix; I touch on them at http://www1.law.ucla.edu/~volokh/custody.pdf (see especially n.32 pp.36-38). Most demand some evidence of likely harm

More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-26 Thread Marty Lederman
According to this article (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481),an Indiana judge has prohibited a pair of divorced parents from exposing their 9-year-old son to Wiccan beliefs and rituals. Both parentspractice Wicca, and both strongly oppose the

Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-26 Thread Ed Brayton
Marty Lederman wrote: According to this article (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481),an Indiana judge has prohibited a pair of divorced parents from exposing their 9-year-old son to Wiccan beliefs and rituals. Both parentspractice Wicca,

Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-26 Thread Marty Lederman
Subject: Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans Marty Lederman wrote: According to this article (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481),an Indiana judge has prohibited a pair of divorced parents from exposing their 9-year-old son

RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-26 Thread Conkle, Daniel O.
On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:33 AMTo: religionlaw@lists.ucla.eduSubject: Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans Isn't it fairly obvious what this judge and the domestic relations person were thinking? They were thinking that this is a "Christian&qu

Re: More Discrimination Against Wiccans

2005-05-26 Thread Marty Lederman
: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:46 AM Subject: RE: More Discrimination Against Wiccans Aren't these cases rather different? The Indiana case involves a judicial intrusion into the private religious decisionmaking of parents (in the abs