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Regulating religion the courts and the free exercise clause

Jurisprudence regarding the Free Exercise of Religion Clause of the US Constitution is in a state of confusion. This study explores the government's stance on the issue
eBook, English, 2001
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001
1 online resource (282 p.)
9780198029625, 9781423726487, 9786610472291, 9781280472299, 0198029624, 1423726480, 6610472297, 1280472294
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Introduction; 1 The Legal Boundary between the Garden and the Wilderness: Legislation or the Free Exercise Clause?; 2 The Process of Casuistry; 3 Law and Dis-orderly Religion: Typologies of the Relationship between Conscience and the State; 4 The Religiously Encumbered Self; 5 Societal Boundaries, Paranoia and Ill Humor, and the Role of the Courts under the Free Exercise Clause; 6 A Critique of the Court's Free Exercise Clause Jurisprudence in the U.S. Supreme Court Case of Employment Division; 7 Governmental Intervention in and Punishment for the Use of Spiritual Healing Methods 8 Casuistical Free Exercise Jurisprudence: A Summary and Some ConclusionsNotes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W
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