From the list custodian RE: And Now For Something Completely Different

[Volokh, Eugene]

	Folks:  Let's stick with questions of the law of government and
religion, which are the list's strength, and the area in which we seem
likely to help enlighten each other.  Whether a church is hypocritical,
foolish, complicit in evil things, politically driven, or whatever else
is not, it seems to me, on-topic except insofar as it bears pretty
closely on the law of government and religion.

	The list custodian

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> paul-finkelman at utulsa.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 11:48 AM
> To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics; Rick Duncan
> Subject: Re: And Now For Something Completely Different
> 
> 
> As I suggested with the church complicity with executions 
> (and maybe unjust wars, and many other things in society), 
> the church chooses its causes based on politics.  I real test 
> of the church would come when bishops condemn politicians who 
> order executions or start unjust wars as vigorously has they 
> work to keep kids in our foster care system rather than 
> helping them find loving homes with loving adults.
> 
> The Human Rights campaign is right on target with this 
> statement. Thanks Rick for sharing this.  
> 
> Quoting Rick Duncan <nebraskalawprof at yahoo.com>:
> 
> > Human Rights Campaign says:"Boston Catholic Charities puts ugly 
> > political agenda before child welfare." Link. Excerpt:
> >    
> >    
> >   "Denying children a loving and stable home serves absolutely no 
> > higher purpose," said Solmonese. "These bishops are putting an ugly 
> > political agenda before the needs of very vulnerable 
> children. Every 
> > one of the nation's leading children's welfare groups agrees that a 
> > parent's sexual orientation is irrelevant to his or her ability to 
> > raise a child. What these bishops are doing is shameful, 
> wrong and has 
> > nothing to do whatsoever with faith."
> >    
> >   Rick Duncan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   Rick Duncan
> > Welpton Professor of Law 
> > University of Nebraska College of Law 
> > Lincoln, NE 68583-0902
> >    
> >   
> > "When the Round Table is broken every man must follow 
> either Galahad 
> > or Mordred: middle things are gone." C.S.Lewis, Grand Miracle
> > 
> > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, 
> debriefed, or 
> > numbered." --The Prisoner
> > 
> > 
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