03189nam 2200601 a 450 991078214230332120230313150624.00-8173-8173-22027/heb31786(CKB)1000000000537491(EBL)438158(OCoLC)319493600(SSID)ssj0000262629(PQKBManifestationID)11221002(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262629(PQKBWorkID)10271420(PQKB)11528868(Au-PeEL)EBL438158(CaPaEBR)ebr10237189(MiAaPQ)EBC438158(dli)HEB31786(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000188(EXLCZ)99100000000053749120020308d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrumping religion[electronic resource] the new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts /Steven P. BrownTuscaloosa, Ala. University of Alabama Pressc20021 online resource (200 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1178-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.The Bible and the bench : an introduction to new Christian right activism in the courts -- A perfect state of society : the emergence of conservative Christian public interest law -- One in purpose : the firms that litigate the new Christian right agenda -- "Incremental pragmatism" : legal strategies of the new Christian right -- Scaling the establishment wall : free speech and the Supreme Court's religion cases -- Pathbreakers and gatekeepers : the lower federal court response to the new Christian right -- Money, media, and (not so) gentle persuasion : new Christian right lawyers outside the courtroom -- Legal right or gospel tool? : the past and future of the new Christian right's free speech strategy in the courts.The first scholarly treatment of the strategies employed by the New Christian Right in litigating cases regarding religion. Trumping Religion provides a detailed analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with several highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech and thereby gain a greater latitude of interpretation in the courts. The loNew Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courtsChurch and stateUnited StatesFreedom of religionUnited StatesChristianity and politicsUnited StatesChurch and stateFreedom of religionChristianity and politics342.73/0852Brown Steven P.1964-1333134MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782142303321Trumping religion3041761UNINA