Tuesday, April 20: Christian Legal Society v. Martinez

Today we will discuss the Supreme Court case being held this week over matters of church and state, religious faith and non-discrimination.

Please view and read the following and come prepared to discuss in class

View:

View the video introduction to this case, in the page at Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
NOTE: Please also read the comments at the bottom of that page. (Observe that the complete transcript of the newscast is also provided in the page.)

Read:
Supreme Court Case in Brief: Christian Legal Society v. Martinez :: Pew Institute

Additional Resources

• Friends in odd places: A wide spectrum of groups file in support of the Christian Legal Society’s case :: World Magazine
• Invisible hands: The White House’s faith-based office has survive as a low-priority part of Obama administration :: World Magazine
• A Breach in the Church-State Wall: Editorial response to Rosenberger vs. University of Virginia :: New York Times, 1995
• "Is the Establishment Clause Unconstitutional?" Stanley Fish, New York Times