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November 11, 2020

Freedom of Religion Must Mean More Than Freedom of Conscience

And it must recognize the role of communities as well as individuals.

To some early modern thinkers, a primary concern was that governments protect, or at least not threaten, individuals’ liberty to believe what they wish about God and other matters. Yet the American Constitution goes further, guaranteeing “the free exercise” of religion. This broader definition is of particular import to Jews, for whom practice is paramount. In his review of Robert Louis Wilken’s Liberty in the Things of God, John Inazu explores this distinction:

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