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Quin Monson on Norms, Religion, and Politics

Tags: 2012 presidential election, anti-Catholicism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, Bill Maher, consequentialism, Employment Division v Smith, Golden Rule, lab coats, meta-norms, Mitt Romney, Mormons, Muslims, norms, racism, religious pluralism, religious toleration, survey experiments, tipping

How are different religious traditions viewed at the ballot box? Prof. Quin Monson, a political scientist at BYU, discusses a recent study he and several colleagues conducted on religious biases and sanctioning of norm violations during the 2012 presidential election. Our conversation covers how norms are used in society, when violations of norms are punished by individuals, what religious groups are considered “outside the norm” and by whom, and whether and how attitudes towards different groups may change over time.

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John Inazu on the Four Freedoms, Religious Liberty, and Assembly

Tags: Bob Jones University, Christian Legal Society v Martinez, confident pluralism, Employment Division v Smith, Equal Access Act, equal protection clause, First Amendment, four freedoms, free speech, freeedom of assembly, gay rights, Hosanna-Tabor, Jehovah's Witnesses, pluralism, religious freedom, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, religious liberty, Roberts v Jaycees, Rocky Barkington

Prof. John Inazu of Washington University Law School (St. Louis) explains how four of the main freedoms contained in the US Constitution’s First Amendment are interrelated and how a series of court cases during the latter half of the 20th century has boiled down these separate, but related, freedoms into a single free speech dimension. Our primary focus is on the relationship between the free expression clause and the freedom of assembly, though other issues come into play. We review important court cases from Roberts v Jaycees to Hosanna-Tabor.

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Matthew Franck on Hobby Lobby & Religious Freedom Jurisprudence

Tags: Bart Stupak, circuit conflict, Conestoga Wood Specialties, ella, Employment Division v Smith, exemption case jurisprudence, HHS mandate, Hobby Lobby, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran School, Hyde Amendment, Little Sisters of the Poor, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Plan B, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Sherbert v Verner, Supreme Court, Wisconsin v Yoder

What is the history behind, and issues relevant to, the upcoming Supreme Court Case involving Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties that will decide whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is consistent with our understandings of religious liberty? Prof. Matthew Franck of the Witherspoon Institute details how this conflict emerged and summarizes the main issues involved and arguments to be made by both sides. He also reviews the relevant case law that sits in the background of this case. This podcast is a great way to beef up your understanding of what is coming down in our judicial system.

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