{"id":12225,"date":"2019-06-27T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12225"},"modified":"2022-12-10T12:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T20:02:04","slug":"thesis-the-legal-revolution-against-the-accommodation-of-religion-the-secular-age-v-the-sexular-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12225","title":{"rendered":"(Thesis) The Legal Revolution Against the Accommodation of Religion: The Secular Age v. The Sexular Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barry W Bussey<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/religionabrahamic150.jpg\" alt=\"Abrahamic Religions\" class=\"wp-image-12243\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>This is a study about the law\u2019s accommodation of religious practice and the brewing revolution within the legal profession against that accommodation. The revolution is especially evident, though not exclusively so, in sexual equality claims vis-\u00e0-vis religion. Originally, the study asked, \u201cWhy has religion been given special status in the law?\u201dand \u201cShould that status continue?\u201dAs a result of intense, multiyear research, I have come to recognize that there is within the legal profession a strident movement to remove from the law the traditional accommodation of religion. To explain my findings, I have used the work of Thomas S. Kuhn1as a theoretical framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keywords:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bussey BW. (Thesis) The Legal Revolution Against the Accommodation of Religion: The Secular Age v. The Sexular Age. University of Leiden. 2019;. Available from: https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/40452980\/The_legal_revolution_against_the_accommodation_of_religion_the_secular_age_versus_the_sexular_age<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barry W Bussey AbstractThis is a study about the law\u2019s accommodation of religious practice and the brewing revolution within the legal profession against that accommodation. The revolution is especially evident, though not exclusively so, in sexual equality claims vis-\u00e0-vis religion. Originally, the study asked, \u201cWhy has religion been given special status in the law?\u201dand \u201cShould &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12225\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Thesis) The Legal Revolution Against the Accommodation of Religion: The Secular Age v. 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