| Title: | Religious Freedom |
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| Course Section Number: | REL-280-02 |
| Department: | Religion |
| Description: | PSC-315-01=PPE-338-01=REL-280-02 May a football coach pray at the 50-yard line at the end of a public school's football game? Is a state required to fund religious schools if it funds private secular schools? May the US Air Force Academy display a banner declaring "I am a member of Team Jesus Christ" in its football locker room? Are businesses required to provide health benefits like the morning after pill if doing so conflicts with their owners' religious beliefs? Should we prosecute Christian Scientist parents whose critically ill child dies because the only treatment he received was prayer? Can we accommodate the religious practices of every American in our schools, workplaces, and other institutions? If not, can we accommodate anyone's? 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 also explore whether religion can play a productive role in politics without debasing itself or causing strife. This course is offered to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 16, 2023 |
| End Date: | May 6, 2023 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/17/2023-05/04/2023 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 08:00AM - 09:15AM, Baxter Hall, Room 212
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| Faculty: | Himsel, Scott |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 20 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 19 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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