tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post2929893376964939851..comments2023-09-23T05:56:35.265+12:00Comments on MandM: In Pursuit of an LLB - Some News!MandMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02694636663826784480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-87889122057100324322009-08-12T23:07:32.000+12:002009-08-12T23:07:32.000+12:00Yay!
You go Girl!!Yay!<br /><br />You go Girl!!Pennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-25114231162838356932009-08-12T05:17:38.000+12:002009-08-12T05:17:38.000+12:00That's wonderful! I'll be cheering you on...That's wonderful! I'll be cheering you on. I have a J.D. from Harvard Law School and fourteen years practice defending the constitutional rights of homeschoolers, which took me very deep into the legal theory of religious freedom and parental rights. (I argue that parental rights are more like religious liberties than any other category, because parents tend to treat their children as "matters of ultimate concern," to quote the US Supreme Court functional definition of religion.)<br /><br />I'd love to keep in touch as you do your research!Tapestry of Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-52686425828270195202009-08-12T04:16:47.000+12:002009-08-12T04:16:47.000+12:00Congratulations, this is wonderful!Congratulations, this is wonderful!Alexander R Prussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-25879657873586996062009-08-09T20:39:29.000+12:002009-08-09T20:39:29.000+12:00congratulations, great newscongratulations, great newsGavin Knightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-89318483584749326592009-08-08T17:24:18.000+12:002009-08-08T17:24:18.000+12:00Thanks everyone. I have begun reading for it and w...Thanks everyone. I have begun reading for it and will just keep chipping away til I am there. I had a momentary freakout today when I realised that this thing has to be 25-30 pages of tightly argued well supported and referenced text.<br /><br />Still like Matt says if I think of it in terms of our standard length, more hefty blog posts it is about 5 - 6 blog posts. That is doable but the deadline feels so close - 30 Oct I think.<br /><br />Not sure what movie you mean ScrubOne - The Pursuit of Happiness?Madeleinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-27822652583173236872009-08-08T10:12:32.000+12:002009-08-08T10:12:32.000+12:00Subtle reference to a certain movie that was recen...Subtle reference to a certain movie that was recently on TV there?scrubonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-5201751447607079422009-08-08T10:03:07.000+12:002009-08-08T10:03:07.000+12:00Good on ya, mate. No pressure, but we are expecti...Good on ya, mate. No pressure, but we are expecting big things!John Tertulliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-36442050635885608982009-08-08T02:10:47.000+12:002009-08-08T02:10:47.000+12:00Hey very well done Madeleine. Thats superb news. O...Hey very well done Madeleine. Thats superb news. One of the best BoR minds around... I have a freind who is doing avery similar topic in at Oxforddavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-30751266029270777362009-08-08T00:13:29.000+12:002009-08-08T00:13:29.000+12:00Congratulations, Madeleine. Happy chewing!Congratulations, Madeleine. Happy chewing!MacDoctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-45587091043500779892009-08-07T20:19:13.000+12:002009-08-07T20:19:13.000+12:00Absolutely. Freedom of religion and freedom to pra...Absolutely. Freedom of religion and freedom to practice it is protected in our Bill of Rights and in most constitutions. However, increasingly there has been a move both from atheism and in the church state jurisprudence to nudge religious practice out of the public square.<br /><br />A good look at the dominent tests demonstrates it:- the lemon test - the state's act must be irreligious; the endorsement test - the act must not endorse religion and the coercion test is increasingly moving into looking at the left-out-feelings of those atheist students who opt out of the school song that invokes God as some form of coercion.<br /><br />Religion gets moved further and further out the door yet this was never what legislatures intended, religion is protected in most constitutions it would not hold this status if it was not meant to be viewed as something special or important that should be in the public square.<br /><br />The problem is what to do about this. To me it seems obvious that what's good for the goose is good for the gander - turn the tests back on themselves - ask how the christian student feels when state sanctioned atheism is foisted on them. If all are equal before the law and the rules are supposed to be neutral then why not? Of course the minute we do this the whole thing becomes a mess - how do you fairly balance the competing rights of the religious and the atheist in such situations? I have some ideas and thats the kind of thing I hope to explore.Madeleinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-13702647306528426862009-08-07T18:33:12.000+12:002009-08-07T18:33:12.000+12:00That's a great topic, especially since those o...That's a great topic, especially since those of us who are religious, especially Christian, have something unique to offer the world. The concept that religion should be private and not public is the begining of repression of religion, in my opinion.Lucia Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-86874472595679056122009-08-07T18:04:28.000+12:002009-08-07T18:04:28.000+12:00Thanks :-) I am still working on the precise topic...Thanks :-) I am still working on the precise topic - we gave it a vague title to give me some room to move but it will definitely be on freedom of religion, a defence of its inclusion in public life.Madeleinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710845602477644495.post-31541811152968233682009-08-07T17:56:16.000+12:002009-08-07T17:56:16.000+12:00Congratulations, Madeleine!!!
I'm very happy ...Congratulations, Madeleine!!!<br /><br />I'm very happy for you as well. :)Lucia Marianoreply@blogger.com