The doctrine of separation of church and state does not exclude the civil courts from jurisdiction over many church related questions. Constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion may not be allowed to lead to anarchy by allowing the church to be independent of state surveillance. On the other hand, the law does not claim that the church purchased its independence at the price of not criticizing the state when morality, ethical government or responsible citizenship are at stake. While this discussion is couched chiefly in terms of Protestant churches and clergymen, it is equally applicable to Roman Catholic, Jewish, and other religious polities as well, in most respects
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The doctrine of church autonomy has its own exclusive line of precedent running from Watson v. Jones...
What sort of defense is provided by the ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims? T...
This Article explains how the Supreme Court has dealt with the underlying problems of church-state r...
The doctrine of separation of church and state does not exclude the civil courts from jurisdiction o...
If a clergyman is to be granted complete immunity to say whatever he believes, or to take any action...
The Hosanna-Tabor case concerns the separation of church and state, an arrangement that is often mis...
Federal and state courts are increasingly confronted with the unenviable task of giving legal defini...
(Excerpt) Part I describes the varied nature of church organizations and the development of the cons...
For nearly forty years, the courts have barred a variety of lawsuits by clergy against their religio...
It is the purpose of this comment to set forth the several principles applied by courts in determini...
In this Article, Professor Kent Greenawalt explores how civil courts can constitutionally resolve co...
Every year, a number of church property disputes come before the civil courts. These controversies a...
This Article debunks the empirical assumption behind the clergy privilege, the evidentiary rule shie...
American low regarding churches as presented in Professor Zollmnnn\u27s revised edition of American ...
In the many suits against churches during the past several years for alleged misbehavior of clergy,...
The doctrine of church autonomy has its own exclusive line of precedent running from Watson v. Jones...
What sort of defense is provided by the ministerial exception to employment discrimination claims? T...
This Article explains how the Supreme Court has dealt with the underlying problems of church-state r...