God vs. the Gavel: Religion an...

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God vs. the Gavel challenges the pervasive assumption that all religious conduct deserves constitutional protection. While religious conduct provides many benefits to society, it is not always benign. The thesis of the book is that anyone who harms another person should be governed by the laws that govern everyone else – and truth be told, religion is capable of great harm.

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God vs. the Gavel challenges the pervasive assumption that all religious conduct deserves constitutional protection. While religious conduct provides many benefits to society, it is not always benign. The thesis of the book is that anyone who harms another person should be governed by the laws that govern everyone else – and truth be told, religion is capable of great harm.

Additional information

Authors

Marci A Hamilton

Cover-Types

Hardcover

ISBN/ISSN

9780521853040

Language

English

Pages

428

Publishers

Cambridge University Press(UK)

Year of Publication

2005 A.D