Comment on Curry and Firmage Articles
This comment on the papers of Father Curry and Professor Firmage is an attempt first, to stress the importance of the history of religious exemptions in America, and second, to suggest some questions relating particularly to the group aspects of that history.Father Curry argues that two topics "...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1989
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 1989, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 315-321 |
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| Summary: | This comment on the papers of Father Curry and Professor Firmage is an attempt first, to stress the importance of the history of religious exemptions in America, and second, to suggest some questions relating particularly to the group aspects of that history.Father Curry argues that two topics "embraced the substance" of church-state discussions: the power of governments to legislate in matters of religion and, more specifically, financial support of clergy. "Through the discussion of these two topics Americans exhibited what they meant by religious freedom." Father Curry also suggests that other problems existed and that these points (including sabbath legislation or conscientious objection) "became on occasion a hazard for some individuals and groups." However, he concludes, "these subjects never became the subject of widespread dissent or discussion on church-state matters, nor did they contribute to the clarification of what Americans meant by religious freedom". |
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| ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1051124 |