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John H. Garvey
Dangerous Christians There are different ways to respond to a crisis. The first is to bellyache about it. We can document what’s wrong with our institutions, expose the bad guys, complain and write letters, maybe even go to rallies. That’s the first way: to seek improvement by calling for . . . . Continue Reading »
Why do we protect freedom of religion? The commonsense answer, which I think hits close to the truth, is that we protect it because religion is important. That simple answer creates serious problems for liberal theory, however, so it is seldom discussed or defended by legal writers. Some say . . . . Continue Reading »
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