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"How Robust is Religious Liberty in America" -Gunnar Gundersen and Garrett Snedeker in WSJ
By The James Wilson Institute •
Posted on Aug 6 2019
In a letter to The Wall Street Journal, JWI’s Gunnar Gundersen and Garrett Snedeker respond to an ongoing debate between David French and Marci Hamilton on the meaning of religious liberty. Gundersen and Snedeker offer a fresh perspective on the discussion, together responding to objections from both the Left and the Right. They dispel the common and persistent myth that “freedom of religion” was designed by the Framers merely to carve out an individual right of worship. Properly understood, they argue, religion carries social value worthy to justify government preservation and promotion. By portraying religion as a public good, Gundersen and Snedeker offer a new strategy to resolve religious liberty disputes within the framework of the Natural Law.