American Self-Delusion about Iran Continues
From the mullahs, less moderation and less transparency.
March 11, 2016
The Government Has No Business Interpreting Religion
Is it a court’s job to decide when you need a minyan?
In the recent case of Ben-Levi v. Brown, a Jewish inmate sued a prison for denying him the right to hold a weekly Torah-study session with other Jewish prisoners. A federal court ruled in favor of the prison on grounds that fly in the face of a long-accepted principle: namely, in the Supreme Court’s formulation, that “the federal courts have no business addressing” the question of whether a person has properly understood his own religion’s doctrines. Mitchell Rocklin and Howard Slugh write:
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The Government Has No Business Interpreting Religion
Is it a court’s job to decide when you need a minyan?
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