Berkley Forum contributors consider the implications of the final decision of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission for the future of LGBTQ rights, anti-discriminatory laws, and religious freedom in the United States.
Law and Religion
In our pluralistic world, a variety of oft-conflicting perspectives informs our understanding of moral and political ideas of justice. Additionally, legal cases increasingly span across borders and involve participants with no shared tradition, creating tensions that reflect fundamental moral conflicts. These resources explore how religion grounds, shapes, and conflicts with our legal systems.
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May 23, 2018
Mass Atrocity Crimes in Myanmar
In a blog for the Berkley Forum, Engy Abdelkader argues that the persecution of the Rohingya by Myanmar's government fits the definition of genocide as outlined in international law.
This week the Berkley Forum asks: To what extent are questions of religious liberty at the heart of the Trump v. Hawaii case? What are the national security concerns at play? How are religious liberty groups positioning themselves on this issue, and why?
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Natural Law: A Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Trialogue
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Berkley Center
Report April 20, 2016
Blasphemy Laws as a Challenge to Religious Freedom
On April 20, 2016, the Religious Freedom Project hosted a conference to explore an emerging and urgent challenge to religious freedom: blasphemy laws. Although they are ostensibly intended to protect majority religions from criticism, these laws can in fact harm the majority religion and broader society by discriminating against disfavored members of the majority, oppressing and alienating…
Other Publications
Report April 15, 2012
Law, Religion, and Liberty of Conscience
Book November 18, 2009
Muslims in the West After 9/11: Religion, Law and Politics
May 7, 2015
Natural Law: A Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Trialogue (Video)
Duration: 1 hours 19 minutes
September 21, 2012
Contraception and Conscience: The Legal Challenges to the HHS Contraception Rule (Video)
Duration: 1 hours 43 minutes
September 23, 2011
Islamic Law (Shari'a) and U.S. Foreign Policy (Part 1) (Video)
Duration: 1 hours 51 minutes