Ben Hull and I sat down to discuss law school, American law, and how the Court and society approach religious liberty. A bit technical and nerdy…but enjoy thinking hard with us!

Episode Summary:
Law School, Liberty, Religious Freedom

Episode Sections:

[0:00] Law school, running for office

[1:13] Law school is test preparation

[3:31] Common law vs. civil law

[7:03] Common law and justice pursuit

[10:09] Stability of the law process

[13:23] Natural law and common law

[16:19] Originalism and textualism differences

[20:48] Expanding liberty interests in America

[23:49] Religious liberty wins and losses

[25:34] Incorporation and Bill of Rights

[29:32] Lemon test, religious liberty

[32:05] Religion definitions in First Amendment

[35:48] Incorporation of the Bill Rights

[39:00] Small government, a moral component

[41:45] Church and State influence

[45:25] Establishment Clause

[47:57] Government and culture involvement

[51:47] Employment Division versus Smith case

[54:29] Neutrality versus Secular Government

[58:20] Defining Secular and Religious podcast

[1:01:45] Hindu Candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy

[1:04:38] The government telling churches

[1:07:46] Pacifism dual kingdoms separation

[1:11:29] Amish and compulsory education

[1:14:12] Supreme Court religious liberty wins

[1:16:00] Free Exercise Clause wins

[1:19:01] Ten Commandments at Court

[1:21:21] Neutral outcome: Prayer in Schools

[1:25:02] Teachers with Christian values

[1:27:02] Church and State influence

[1:30:30] Americans religious liberty ideal Christian

[1:33:42] Theocracy and epistemic humility

[1:37:17] Hate Speech and free speech

[1:40:08] Roberts Court and free speech

[1:42:58] Cultural Trajectory is Concerning

[1:47:02] Discussions and Supreme Court Justices

[1:49:18] Interpreting laws and legal frameworks

[1:51:22] Neutral law of general applicability

[1:53:55] Governments right to have Sabbath

[1:56:53] Right to Sabbath

[2:00:17] Discrimination of seventh day Adventist

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Episode 33: Religious Liberty Jurisprudence