RE: Ten Commandments Basis of Our Laws Position

2004-12-16 Thread Francis J. Beckwith
Ed, are you suggesting that believing the 10 commandments are from God is irrational? If so, not only should the 10 commandments be banned from public places, we should be telling our young people that its divine source is suspect and to believe that way shows a lack of intellectual virtue. But

RE: Ten Commandments Basis of Our Laws Position

2004-12-16 Thread Francis J. Beckwith
Unless the Lord is a member of a group protected by anti-hate speech laws. :-) Frank -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Finkelman Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:45 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re:

Wait, there's more: Leading ID think tank calls Dover evolution policy misguided, calls for it to be withdrawn

2004-12-14 Thread Francis J. Beckwith
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the pre-biotic soup: For Immediate Release Dec. 14, 2004 Press Contact: Rob Crowther Discovery Institute (206) 292-0401 x.107 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leading intelligent design think tank calls Dover evolution policy misguided, calls for it to be

RE: Wait, there's more: Leading ID think tank calls Dover evolution policy misguided, calls for it to be withdrawn

2004-12-14 Thread Francis J. Beckwith
Title: Message I think Sandy's right in this regard: the positions that get labeled "science" are "knowledge" and religion merely "opinion." In one of the ironies of political liberalism (of the Rawlsian sort), these distinctions turn out to be argument-stoppers rather than conversation

RE: Justice Thomas in Newdow

2004-06-18 Thread Francis J. Beckwith
Title: Message The sort of "golden rule"argument you are offering cuts both ways. For example, I could argue in the following way if I were an atheist: I would hope that I live in a society in which religious liberty is viewed as one of many fundamental rights that I possess by virtue