REL 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Bob Jones University, Hobby Lobby, Premarital Sex
30 Nov 2017
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Religious groups need proper legal status to enter binding contracts, to sue and be sued, to hold real property, and to limit their liability. Terrett v. taylor (1815: first religious case and treated religious groups the same as other legal associations. Line of cases from the harmony society points out an ideal that religious bodies are free to manage their own internal affairs regarding property, provided there is actual consent by the members. This line of cases asserted that religion is special and that courts must develop distinct methods of dispute resolution that keep them from delving into religious doctrine. Jones v. wolf: church property dispute (local v. national) Hosanna-tabor v. eeoc: woman was fired as a call teacher and sued on the grounds of the americans with disabilities act. Bowen v. kendrick: challenged the adolescent family life act, which authorized federal funding to public or non-profit organizations for services and research about adolescent premarital sex and teen pregnancy.
