RE: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB

2012-04-20 Thread Finkelman, Paul paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu
* From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] on behalf of b...@jmcenter.org [b...@jmcenter.org] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:13 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB Catholics have gone

Re: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB

2012-04-19 Thread b...@jmcenter.org
Catholics have gone from being persecuted in the U.S. (early years of our nation) to their hey day in the 1950's when the Knights of Columbus pushed for inserting under god * into the Pledge of Allegiance (1954) to being in today's melting pot (pluralistic society) -- one of many. The Conference

Re: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB

2012-04-16 Thread Marci Hamilton
This is a statement of their preferred public policy not constitutional law. Marci On Apr 13, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Marty Lederman lederman.ma...@gmail.com wrote: The Conference of Catholic Bishops just issued this major Statement on Religious Liberty:

RE: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB

2012-04-16 Thread Paul Horwitz
I'm sorry there haven't been more responses to this thread. May I point out that Mirror of Justice has, unsurprisingly, had some very interesting discussions of the statement in the last few days. I don't agree with all of them but have found the discussion excellent. For myself, I find the

Re: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB

2012-04-13 Thread Marty Lederman
Just saw this response from the editors of Commonweal: Today, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ad Hoc Committee for Religious Liberty released a statement, “Our First, Most Cherished

RE: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB

2012-04-13 Thread West, Ellis
...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marci Hamilton Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 8:19 AM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Statement on Religious Liberty from USCCB This is a statement