On Life.

w/ Jamie Sinclair.

Episode 33: Religious Liberty Jurisprudence

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

(NOTE: AI-generated summaries) Law School, Liberty, Religious Freedom

Episode Sections

0:00–1:13 Law school, running for office

1:13–3:31 Law school is test preparation

3:31–7:03 Common law vs. civil law

7:03–10:09 Common law and justice pursuit

10:09–13:23 Stability of the law process

13:23–16:19 Natural law and common law

16:19–20:48 Originalism and textualism differences

20:48–23:49 Expanding liberty interests in America

23:49–25:34 Religious liberty wins and losses

25:34–29:32 Incorporation and Bill of Rights

29:32–32:05 Lemon test, religious liberty

32:05–35:48 Religion definitions in First Amendment

35:48–39:00 Incorporation of the Bill Rights

39:00–41:45 Small government, a moral component

41:45–45:25 Church and State influence

45:25–47:57 Establishment Clause

47:57–51:47 Government and culture involvement

51:47–54:29 Employment Division versus Smith case

54:29–58:20 Neutrality versus Secular Government

58:20–1:01:45 Defining Secular and Religious podcast

1:01:45–1:04:38 Hindu Candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy

1:04:38–1:07:46 The government telling churches

1:07:46–1:11:29 Pacifism dual kingdoms separation

1:11:29–1:14:12 Amish and compulsory education

1:14:12–1:16:00 Supreme Court religious liberty wins

1:16:00–1:19:01 Free Exercise Clause wins

1:19:01–1:21:21 Ten Commandments at Court

1:21:21–1:25:02 Neutral outcome: Prayer in Schools

1:25:02–1:27:02 Teachers with Christian values

1:27:02–1:30:30 Church and State influence

1:30:30–1:33:42 Americans religious liberty ideal Christian

1:33:42–1:37:17 Theocracy and epistemic humility

1:37:17–1:40:08 Hate Speech and free speech

1:40:08–1:42:58 Roberts Court and free speech

1:42:58–1:47:02 Cultural Trajectory is Concerning

1:47:02–1:49:18 Discussions and Supreme Court Justices

1:49:18–1:51:22 Interpreting laws and legal frameworks

1:51:22–1:53:55 Neutral law of general applicability

1:53:55–1:56:53 Governments right to have Sabbath

1:56:53–2:00:17 Right to Sabbath

2:00:17–2:02:34 Discrimination of seventh day Adventist