Brigham Young's annual symposium, which began in 1993, has brought to campus over 1000 scholars, human rights activists, judges from supreme courts, and government ministers dealing with religious affairs from more than 120 countries.
Between 1985 and 2010, the field saw the publication of some 750 books and 5000 scholarly articles, according to Emory Law Professor John Witte Jr.[6] Scholars in the field are not only focused on strictly legal issues about religious freedom or non-establishment but also on the study of religions as they are qualified through judicial discourses or legal understanding on religious phenomena.
[8][9] They have explored themes in western history regarding Christianity and justice and mercy, rule and equity, discipline and love.
[12] Aside from Christianity, scholars have looked at connections between the Quran in the Muslim Middle East,[13] Asian ancestral religions, occult altercations, pagan Rome, and any realm in which religious beliefs form the basis of or contradict governmental law.
[14] A recent literature has also begun examining how certain religious groups (Muslim, Jewish, and Catholic) engage with the American legal system as amicus curiae to advance their interests.
Studies have been published on secularization, in particular the issue of wearing religion symbols in public, such as headscarves that are banned in French schools, have received scholarly attention in the context of human rights and feminism.
[22] In Thailand, the constitutional monarchy that was established in the 1930s integrated traditional Buddhist concepts of cosmic law and religion with modern methods of public administration and legal authority.
Some states have forms that can be signed whereas others require the parent/guardian to write a letter proclaiming 'bonafide religious belief' that prevents them from vaccinating their child.
The Court ruled that: Laurie Walker was charged with manslaughter after her four-year-old daughter Shauntay died of bacterial meningitis 17 days after symptoms presented.
But it does not follow that they are free, in identical circumstances, to make martyrs of their children.”[26] Secularism is the concept of separating state institutions from religious organizations.
In 1906, the Lord's Day Act was passed to establish a Sunday Sabbath marked by religious observance and business closure.
[28] It also assisted in the development of the "Oakes test," which stipulates that any restriction on Charter rights must be reasonable and backed up by evidence.