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Patricia Byrne: I should have thought we put this kind of thing to rest with the election of John F. Kennedy in 1960, when the candidacy of a Catholic stirred fears of read more
Ray: "...as usual, the evangelical leaders are having trouble marching under a single banner. It's kind of a Protestant thing." You hit the nail on the head with that one! Peace, read more
Mark Silk: Well, Steve, it's very possible that my judgment is warped by an eagerness to see Scalia's colleagues pull Smith apart. What scares me, however, has been the readiness of liberals read more
Steve Shiffrin: Mark, thanks for responding. You might be right that it is more difficult to determine ideology or doctrine with religious associations than others, but I would think diverse views within read more
Mark Silk: I take your point, Steve. But I do think that it's harder to determine what is "ideological" in the case of religious bodies than it is with other associations--and I read more
Steve Shiffrin: Excellent analysis as always. I think, however, that the Court would distinguish polygamy as "external." Yes, the Mormon church decided in favor of polygamy as a matter of faith, but read more