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God Vs. The Gavel: Religion And The Rule Of Law Challenges The Pervasive Assumption That All Religious Conduct Deserves Constitutional Protection. While Religious Conduct Provides Many Benefits To Society, It Is Not Always Benign. The Thesis Of The Book Is That Anyone Who Harms Another Person Should Be Governed By The Laws That Govern Everyone Else - And Truth Be Told, Religion Is Capable Of Great Harm. This May Not Sound Like A Radical Proposition, But It Has Been Under Assault Since The 1960s. The Majority Of Academics And Many Religious Organizations Would Construct A Fortress Around Religious Conduct That Would Make It Extremely Difficult To Prosecute Child Abuse By Clergy, Medical Neglect Of Children By Faith Healers, And Other Socially Intolerable Behaviors. This Book Intends To Change The Course Of The Public Debate Over Religion By Bringing To The Public's Attention The Tactics Of Religious Entities To Avoid The Law And Therefore Harm Others.--jacket. The Problem -- Children -- Marriage -- Religious Land Use And Residential Neighborhoods -- Schools -- The Military And The Prisons -- Discrimination -- Boerne V. Flares : The Case That Fully Restored The Rule Of Law -- The Dec

Author

Marci A. Hamilton

Publisher

Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521703383

Subjects

Law, Religion, Political Science

Rating

3.68 / 5 (49 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14