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The law of religious liberty

Davison M. Douglas (William & Mary): God and the Executioner: The Influence of Western Religion on the Use of the Death Penalty. Brian Leiter (Chicago): The Law of Religious Liberty in a Tolerant Society. Howard Lesnick (Penn): Can Liberal Religion Ground Moral Imperatives? Zachary R. Calo (Valparaiso): Religion, Human Rights and Post-Secular Legal Theory. A.L. Samian (UKM): Pluralism and the Study of Religion: A Comparative Perspective. An interview with Thaddeus Kozinski, author of The Political Problem of Religious Pluralism: And Why Philosophers Can't Solve It (and more). From CRB, an interview with James V. Schall, S.J. on his Modern Age and political philosophy. A review of Faith in Politics: Religion and Liberal Democracy by Bryan T. McGraw. The fundamental reason we need a Christian anthropology is that a Christian anthroplogy is true. An interview with Chris Beneke, co-editor of The First Prejudice: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America. The introduction to The Agnostic Age: Law, Religion, and the Constitution by Paul Horwitz. Does atheist Michael Newdow jeopardize church-state separation? A review of Church, State and Original Intent by Donald Drakeman. A look at the top 5 myths of the separation of church and state. An interview with David Sehat, author of The Myth of American Religious Freedom (and part 2). From American History, Sarah Barringer Gordon on what we owe Jehovah's Witnesses. Expressions of Faith: Public discussion of religion can build walls at the same time it tries to bring them down.