Title: God vs. the gavel
Description: "God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law 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." "This may not sound like a radical proposition, but it has been under assault since the 1960s. The majority of academics and many religious organizations would construct a fortress around religious conduct that would make it extremely difficult to prosecute child abuse by clergy, medical neglect of children by faith healers, and other socially intolerable behaviors. This book intends to change the course of the public debate over religion by bringing to the public's attention the tactics of religious entities to avoid the law and therefore harm others."--Jacket.
Subjects: Criminal provisions, Tort liability of religious corporations, Religious Corporations, Malpractice, Clergy, Law and legislation, Rule of law, Medidas penales, Clergé, Rechtsstaat, Religionsgemeinschaft, Responsabilité professionnelle, Droit pénal, Legislación, Responsabilidad civil de las corporaciones religiosas, Negligencia profesional, Geestelijkheid, Religieuze instellingen, Recht, Aansprakelijkheid, Clero, Responsabilité civile, Règle de droit, Corporations ecclésiastiques, Corporaciones religiosas, Imperio del derecho, Law, 86.04 philosophy of law, Religion and law, Religion and state, Church and state
Places: United States