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EVENT TRANSCRIPT September 22, 2005
From Scopes to Dover : Should the Courts Permit Public Schools to Teach Intelligent Design?
In late September 2005, Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District et al. went to trial in federal district court in Pennsylvania. Shortly before the trial, the Pew Forum held an event to discuss the current state of the law and panelists' predictions for a ruling.
ANALYSIS July 27, 2005
Analysis of Ten Commandments Decisions
Download the complete analysis On June 27, 2005, the Supreme Court issued sharply divided decisions in two cases involving constitutional challenges to government-sponsored displays of the Ten Commandments. In McCreary County v. American Civil Lib...
LEGAL REPORT June 13, 2005
The Constitutional Status of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act: Cutter v. Wilkinson
Download the Legal Backgrounder (March 2005, 164K .pdf) Download the Addendum (June 2005, 121K .pdf) Read the Pew Forum Discussion transcript The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT May 23, 2005
With Ben Franklin's Blessings: A Primer on the Faith-Based Initiative
Some of the nation's leading journalists gathered in Key West, Florida, in May 2005 for the Pew Forum's biannual Faith Angle conference on religion, politics and public life. Conference speaker John DiIulio, a University of Pennsylvania professor ...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT May 6, 2005
Right to Die? Legal, Ethical and Public Policy Implications
Sponsored by The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, The Federalist Society, and The Constitution Project End of life decisions have been much in the news lately, with the Schiavo case and the late Pope's medical treatment dominating recent h...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT April 21, 2005
Secular Europe and Religious America: Implications for Transatlantic Relations
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life and the Council on Foreign Relations co-hosted a luncheon roundtable entitled "Secular Europe and Religious America: Implications for Transatlantic Relations" on April 21, 2005 at the Pew Resea...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT March 17, 2005
To What Extent Can Congress Regulate Religious Freedom
Download the Pew Forum legal backgrounder Speakers: Nathan J. Diament, Director, Institute for Public Affairs, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; Co-Editor, Tikkun Olam: Social Responsibility in Jewish Law and Thought Ira C. "...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT February 24, 2005
A Monumental Decision: High Court Considers Constitutionality of Ten Commandments Displays on Public Property
Download legal backgrounder on Ten Commandments cases (154K .pdf) On March 2, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases that concern the placement of Ten Commandments displays on public property. The commandments controversy came to ...
LEGAL REPORT February 24, 2005
A Monumental Decision: Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Ten Commandments Displays on Public Property
Download the Legal Backgrounder (154K .pdf) On March 2, 2005, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Van Orden v. Perry (No. 03-1500) and McCreary County v. American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (No. 03-1693). The two cases involve cha...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT October 19, 2004
American Jews and the Current Challenges of Church-State Separation
10:00am-11:30am Washington, D.C. MR. BOB WEINBERG: Friends, we are about to begin the program while you continue to enjoy this delicious luncheon. And the speakers, I'm sure, will be up to the challenge of competing with the clacking of the...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT September 28, 2004
Pushing the Envelope? The Political Activities of Religious Organizations in Campaign 2004
Speakers: Richard Land, President, Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Robert Tuttle, Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Ronald Walters, Director, African American Leadership Institute; Pr...
ANALYSIS September 28, 2004
Politics and the Pulpit 2004: A Guide to the Internal Revenue Restrictions on the Political Activity of Religious Organizations
Download the complete report Note: An updated version of this report is now available as Politics and the Pulpit: 2008. During every election cycle, many religious congregations find themselves wondering what role, if any, they can play in the pol...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT April 19, 2004
The Veil Controversy: International Perspectives on Religion in Public Life
Speakers: E.J. Dionne, Co-Chair, the Pew Forum, and Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution Raja Elhabti, Director of Research, Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights Husain Haqqani, Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International ...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT March 19, 2004
Under God? Pledge of Allegiance Constitutionality
Speakers: Doug Laycock, Counsel of Record for 32 Christian and Jewish clergy, urging the Court to affirm the 9th Circuit's ruling Jay Alan Sekulow, Chief Counsel, American Center for Law and Justice; Counsel of Record for United States Senators an...
LEGAL REPORT March 19, 2004
One Nation Under God? Pledge of Allegiance Case
Download full backgrounder The Forum's Pledge of Allegiance Issue Backgrounder, written by legal scholars and published in March 2004, details the history of the Pledge and offers analysis of the legal questions raised in Elk Grove Unified School ...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT February 27, 2004
Locke v. Davey and Beyond
Speakers Anthony Picarello, Vice President and General Counsel, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; filed amicus brief in Locke case on behalf of Joshua Davey Marc D. Stern, General Counsel, American Jewish Congress; filed amicus brief in Locke...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT June 17, 2003
God and the Inner City: A One-Hour Documentary
Comments by: Michael Pack, Producer and Director of God and the Inner City Featured Speakers: Rev. Dr. Wilson Goode, Sr., Senior Advisor, Faith-Based Initiatives at Public/Private Ventures and former Mayor of Philadelphia Richard Nathan, Director,...
EVENT TRANSCRIPT May 20, 2003
Teaching About Religion in Public Schools: Where do We Go From Here?
Teaching About Religion in Public Schools: Where do We Go From Here? 2003-05-20 Conference took place May 20-22, 2003 Freedom Forum Arlington, VA Discussions (click discussion title for transcript)   Note: All publications are provided in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. Key
EVENT TRANSCRIPT March 28, 2003
Separation of Church and States: An Examination of State Constitutional Limits on Government Funding for Religious Institutions
Separation of Church and States: An Examination of State Constitutional Limits on Government Funding for Religious Institutions 2003-03-28 9:00 am-5:00 pm Chapel Hill, NC Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to provide the transcript from the Q&A of these panels. Session 1 : History o
EVENT TRANSCRIPT June 28, 2002
Judgment Day for School Vouchers
Panelists include: Mark Chopko, General Counsel, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Judith French, former Assistant Attorney General, State of Ohio; argued Zelman case on behalf of Ohio before the Supreme Court Ira (Chip) Lupu, Louis Harkey Mayo ...
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