An Anti-Liberal Argument for Religious Freedom

Authors

John H. Garvey, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1996

Abstract

I want to consider why we protect freedom of religion as a constitutional right. The commonsense answer, which I think hits close to the truth, is that we protect it because religion is important. I will try to show that this answer is better than the alternatives which liberal theory offers.

Recommended Citation

John H. Garvey, An Anti-Liberal Argument for Religious Freedom, 7 J. CONTEMP. LEGAL ISSUES 275 (1996).