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March 5, 2019

Why Jews and Muslims Should Oppose the Banning of Public Symbols of Religion

The naked public square is bad for religious minorities.

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case regarding whether a 40-foot-high cross, built by the American Legion to honor U.S. soldiers and sailors who died in World War I, violates the First Amendment because it is located on Maryland state public property. Asma Uddin and Greg Dolin argue that such an expansive interpretation of the establishment clause would work to the detriment of religious minorities:

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