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All law is inescapably "religious," our own Western law being based on the Christian Church/Bible. See, please, among other books, Harold Berman's 2-vol work "Law And Revolution." John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com; Recovering Republican... 
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To: religionlaw at lists.ucla.edu
Sent: Thu, 17 May 2007 1:32 PM
Subject: RE: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been


I wish that it were clear that there is a sharp line dividing the two.
There is, after all, a powerful dynamic relation between law and
morality, as there is between law and psychology, law and theology, and
any number of other relevant and germane factors and considerations.

Falwell obviously sought to link law and morality.  

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[mailto:religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Volokh, Eugene
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:40 PM
To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
Subject: RE: Lofton / Falwell Not Preacher He SHOULD Have Been


    A discussion of Falwell's role in the development of Religion
Clauses law is surely entirely on-topic.  A discussion of whether
Falwell acted in sad or sinful ways under one's own theological view
(however sincere or well-reasoned) of what behavior is sad or sinful
strikes me as no more on-topic than a discussion of whether, say,
Justices Brennan or Blackmun acted in sad or sinful ways.

    Eugene

> >>> RJLipkin at aol.com 05/17/07 9:01 AM >>>
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> In a message dated 5/16/2007 9:59:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight 
> Time, VOLOKH at law.ucla.edu writes:
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> Please remember that this is a list devoted to the law of 
> government and religion -- not on whether some people 
> (recently dead or  otherwise) acted in sad or sinful ways, 
> except insofar as that pretty  closely connects to the law of 
> government and religion.
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>         I am incredulous  that an open  discussion of one of 
> the most important operatives in  religion and 
> constitutionalism in the last three decades should be 
> inappropriate  on this List. Of course, this is Eugene's List 
> and therefore I will respect his  wishes. But I could not 
> disagree more with his sense of relevance or  appropriateness 
> in this matter.
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