God vs the Gavel Religion and the Rule of Law

Name: God vs the Gavel
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521853040
Price: 743.99 HKD
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Author: Marci A. Hamilton
ISBN: 9780521853040

By Marci A. Hamilton

Cambridge University Press July 2005

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ISBN-13: 9780521853040
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 2005
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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£16.00 - Due July 2005
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 organisations 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 unacceptable behaviours. 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.

Contents:: Part I.; Why the Law Must Govern Religious Entities:; 1 The problem; 2 Children; 3 Marriage; 4 Schools; 5 Property rights and taxes; 6 The military and the prisons; 7 Discrimination; Part II.; The History and Doctrine Behind the Rule that Subjects Religious Entities to Duly Enacted Laws; 8 Boerne V. Flores: the case that fully restored the rule of law for religious entities; 9 The decline of the special treatment of religious entities and the rise of the no-harm rule; 10 The path to the public good; Acknowledgments; Index.

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