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Locke argues that "a secular approach to politics would be good for religion." In a CF article, Matthew P. Cavedon writes: "it can be hard for Americans to evaluate... was he right that political backing of Christianity was bad for religion?" Read more: https://t.co/AxsOeZnV8k

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According to a recent Canopy Forum article by Christopher D. Hampson, "the Ten Commandments are almost certainly headed back to the Supreme Court." Learn more about what this means for the justice system: https://t.co/JPnIsN1d30
#SupremeCourt #TenCommandments #JusticeSystem

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Originally posted on Divided Argument, a CF article by Nathan Chapman reads: "After decades of turmoil, religious liberty doctrine is starting to settle into predictable grooves, but cases like Kennedy have left some questions unanswered." Learn more: https://t.co/FR54SlysCC

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In a recent CF article, Jo Chitlik writes that Pakistan's involvement in global peace negotiations "signaled that it is once again prepared to operate as a credible and capable interlocutor at the highest levels of international diplomacy." Learn more: https://t.co/1gTtgNahjl

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In an excerpt from The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom, featured in CF LitHighlights, John Witte Jr. and Andrea Pin write: "The right to religious freedom has long been a foundational part of... human rights in the Western tradition." Learn more: https://t.co/3ggtewbUep

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John T. Pinna and Emily Hilliard write in a CF article that "according to a Pew Research Center study... the country with the highest religious restrictions and religious favoritism is Afghanistan," making religion important for analysis. Learn more: https://t.co/AfkQxJl2Uh

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According to John Daoud, "Hegseth’s... framing of the war as a great religious conflict demonstrates how that theology has infected his leadership of the Department of Defense" Learn more in a recent Canopy Forum article: https://t.co/FGiVYjh3n6

#Conflict #DepartmentOfDefense

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In a recent CF article, Jarvis Benson writes: "Religious and legal institutions... operate through binary categories — saved or unsaved, innocent or guilty, conforming or deviant. Both struggle to accommodate lives that don’t map neatly." Learn more here: https://t.co/apN3M5ELRj

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Part of the CF Book Review Roundtable on Andrea Pin’s book Dignity in Judgement, Joseph David writes: "When dignity is understood as a complexified concept, the full significance of its hybridity becomes legible." Learn more: https://t.co/gMhIcBU1TK
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According to Teresa Flores, in the environment of increasing violence in Latin America, "religious leaders with strong community presence have become a particularly vulnerable group..." Learn more on Canopy Forum: https://t.co/6qV2tylhTu
#LatinAmerica #ReligiousLeaders

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In a recent CF article, Andrew Van Horn writes that as "communities grapple with the future of health care coverage in America, risk pools may offer an alternative to both traditional insurance and government-subsidized options..." Read more: https://t.co/0Fz7k5twrC

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According to James R. May, "humans not only are endowed with dignity, but each is endowed with an equal quantum of dignity." Learn more about what this means for Andrea Pin's 2025 book, Dignity in Judgement, through the Canopy Forum Book Review Roundtable: https://t.co/NJeBQ0j5L0

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In a recent CF Book Review Roundtable on Andrea Pin’s Dignity in Judgement, Mark L. Movsesian writes: "dignity is also deeply contested... it is a paradox: commitment to the concept is universal, but its legal operation is... shaped by context..." Read on: https://t.co/5KQktIULUD

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In a recent CF article, David Little writes: "vigilantes... do represent a “tempting” course of action, as they set out to right wrongs that are commonly agreed upon, and they sometimes succeed," as he explores Trump's image. Learn more:
https://t.co/K0o1VneY4G
#Trump #Vigilante

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As part of the Canopy Forum Book Review Roundtable on Andrea Pin’s book, Dignity in Judgement, Gideon Sapir writes: "the process described by Pin reflects a change in the understanding of the role of rights in the constitution..." Learn more: https://t.co/qWVlBwqMDy
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In a recent CF article, Jo Chitlik explores Takaful, a "Sharia-compliant" system at "the intersection of law, religion, and economic practice, offering a model that is... morally grounded, legally enforceable, and socially responsible." Learn more here: https://t.co/YCmNXTpRsA

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Drawing on Dignity in Judgment: Constitutional Adjudication in Comparative Perspective, part of CF Literature Highlights, Andrea Pin writes: "the more often the term dignity is used, the more variable and even controversial its meaning becomes." Learn more:https://t.co/SKAoXJTwp2

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Sai Santosh Kumar Kolluru asks: "What makes a guardian of the rule of law conclude that her dharma lies elsewhere? What does Hindu ethics have to say about that moment of departure?" Explore these question with the recent CF article:
https://t.co/J9ex2YSH9r
#Law #Ethics #Dharma

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In an adapted excerpt from The Cost of Racial Equality, Major G. Coleman writes: "The main costs of equality before the law are the perceived political costs in the courts and cultural costs for individual whites." Learn more with CF Literature Highlights:
https://t.co/Ohpp96dB3P

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In a recent CF article, Hennessey Star writes: "the Denver Sisters of the Good Shepherd reveal a willingness at both the state and federal level to depend on Catholic sisters for the purposes of incarcerating children." Learn more in the modern context:
https://t.co/cN1sQPKOgC