You would probably find analogous cases regarding courts' ability to
apply the requirements of Jewish law to get a "Ghet" or "Get," a
Jewish divorce. The first spelling would obviously be more
westlawable or lexisable.
Sam Ventola
Denver, Colorado
On 2/15/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Would "allowing the reproduction of his image without his consent"
really be "state interference?" Government inaction in failing to
protect someone's alleged private rights is pretty consistently deemed
not to be state action, isn't it? That is, absent some equal
protection violation.
The claim
On 12/1/05, Ed Brayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Newsom Michael wrote:
>
> >Maybe the answer lies in a different understanding of homosexuality, and
> >perhaps a different set of experiences. I do recall, by the way, that
> >the Nazis killed homosexuals (the pink triangle).
> >
>
> Indeed they
I've been hesitant to jump in as this seems to drift a bit off topic,
but given the invitation I'll add my perspective. I am a Catholic,
and was educated in Catholic schools and have represented Catholic
organizations for many years. But, I married a protestant and go to
Sunday services and Bible
The other thing I wonder about - putting aside the issue of whether
you feel the textbooks and history books are sufficiently accurate -
is there really any empirical evidence showing that students who
learned from these books are incapable of studying in college? How
hard could it be to tell them
Does anyone know of any articles or other resources regarding claims
for religious discrimination in a social service department's child
custody actions, such as removal of children from a home based on a
concern about the parent's religion?
If you would like to respond off list, please write to [
Can anyone point me to an article, preferably available online,
discussing whether probation requirements violate free exercise? For
example, is a free exercise problem created whensuch as when the
effect of the restriction is to prohibit the probationer to attend the
church of his choice (because
I'd like to address the issue more generally, rather than focus on a
specific curriculum which I have not seen.
I would agree with Professor Brayton that any curriculum what was
designed to give scientific support for a specific religious
tradition, whether it be Joshua holding the sun still, the
In deference to the repeated requests of our moderator, I'll let
Professor Lipkin have the last word. I guess I'll just have to run
the continued risk that, in my future secret meetings with either the
social conservatives or the small "l" libertarians, I might get thrown
out of there.
Sam Ventol
On 7/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> During
> my lifetime such social conservatives as Pat Buchanan, William Bennett,
> Phyllis Schafly, various clergy persons, and so forth have all supported the
> majority's right to criminalize homosexuality. Just review cable TV shows
> di
On 7/26/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How in the world can a libertarian be a social conservative?
Actually, a libertarian view would be very consistent with social
conservativism. On what issues do you think they are inconsistent?
On homosexuality, most social con
Well necessary criteria would be that the decision (1) is based on the
language of the Constitution itself, and the original meaning of those
words, (2) does not rely on some extra-Constitutional basis, such as
modern social policy or foreign law, unless that policy or law is
incorporated by the Co
Well, I guess I might be described as a social and religious
conservative, despite some maverick views on a thing or two. Anyway,
I think you'll find that social and religious conservatives really
don't care about whether Roberts is a social or religious
conservative. Instead, they're looking for
With our moderator gone, I'll go ahead and be the one to suggest this.
We've had the salvos and counter-salvo on this issue now. It's
really outside the scope of this list. Can we end it here, or take
further discussion off list?
Sam Ventola
Denver, Colorado
On 7/23/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMA
Judeo-Christian does not (usually) refer to a person. It refers to a
common tradition. It is undeniable that they have much of their
tradition and morality in common. There is a REALLY thick book of
ancient writings that both ascribe to as history and as moral teaching
(though Christians would s
And to the Libertars and Socials as well.
On 7/20/05, Rick Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't understand what all this food-fighting is about. I am a proud member
> of the Republic Party and I am not offended when others call it the Republic
> Party!
>
> Cheers and Blessings to Democrat
I've always been kind of fascinated with how the chaplaincy system
would survive a rigorous establishment clause evaluation. One thing
you have to remember is that the effect of the system on soldiers will
be very different out in the field than it is on post (my experience
in the Army, but the ef
I thought Prof. Volokh might have just picked out the worst-sounding
titles of seminar's - bu that's all of them!
Also note the "media sponsors"
National Council of Churches
People for the American Way
The Nation
The Village Voice
United Americans for Separation of Church and State
I don't recog
Just to clear the record, I didn't say that, either. In fact, I
specifically said that I thought you could probably find
non-mainstream sects that advocate drinking heavily.
Sam Ventola
Denver, Colorado
On 6/4/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark-- I was not talking about Pur
I can say with some confidence that there is no "mainstream" branch of
Christianity which requires or encourages getting drunk at any time,
or even requires getting "tipsy." The only scriptural references to
drinking to excess discourage it. There is strong disagreement among
various denomination
So far as I know, there is no authority for a religion-based defense
to a claim of "sexual abuse."
The cases are split, however, as to whether there is a First Amendment
defense to a claim of "negligent hiring," "negligent retention," or
"negligent ordination," which claims seek to impose liabilty
I never attended OCS, but that sounds wrong and unreliable to me. The
military has never required attendance at religious services, at least
since my service in the 80's. If such a policy existed, I'm sure the
ACLU or Americans United would be on to it by now.
As a practical matter, attendence c
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