| Title: | Religious Freedom |
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| Course Section Number: | PSC-315-01 |
| Department: | Political Science |
| Description: | HYBRID COURSE. NOT AVAILABLE TO VIRTUAL LEARNERS. SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY. PSC-315=REL-280-02 UPDATED COURSE DESCRIPTION: May a governor close churches during a global pandemic? Must a state provide the same financial support to parochial schools that it provides to public schools? Are religious organizations required to follow the law banning employment discrimination? Can employers refuse to provide birth control coverage to employees if doing so would violate their religious beliefs? May the United States Air Force Academy display a banner declaring "I am a member of Team Jesus Christ" in its football locker room? Should we prosecute Christian Scientist parents whose critically ill child dies because the only treatment he received was prayer? The collision of religion, politics, and the law generates many sensitive and difficult questions. We will work through these kinds of questions to determine what our Constitution means when it forbids government from establishing religion and protects our right freely to exercise our many religions. We will explore whether the Constitution requires that religious individuals and organizations receive equal treatment (or perhaps even special treatment) when compared with those who are not religious. We will also explore whether religion can play a productive role in politics without debasing itself or causing strife. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 25, 2021 |
| End Date: | May 11, 2021 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/26/2021-05/04/2021 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 08:00AM - 09:15AM, Baxter Hall, Room 114
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| Faculty: | Himsel, Scott |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 14 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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