Hamilton, Marci,

God vs. the gavel : the perils of extreme religious liberty / God versus the gavel Marci A. Hamilton, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University. - Revised second edition. - ix, 476 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the wages of RFRA [Religious Freedom Restoration Act] -- Part One. Religious liberty is not a license to harm others -- The problem -- Children -- Marriage -- Religious land use and residential neighborhoods -- Schools -- The prisons and the military -- The right to discriminate -- Part Two. The history and doctrine behind common-sense religious liberty -- Ordered liberty : religious liberty at the Supreme Court -- The decline of church autonomy and the rise of the no-harm rule -- The path to the public good -- Epilogue: follow the money.

9781107087446 (hardback) 9781107456556 (pbk.)

2014012718


Corporations, Religious--Law and legislation--Criminal provisions.--United States
Tort liability of religious corporations--United States.
Clergy--Malpractice--United States.
Rule of law--United States.

KF9434 / .H36 2014

342.730852 / HAM