Scholars Debate Religious Freedom at 12th Rothgerber Conference

Conscience and the Free Exercise of Religion was the banner for scholars gathered at Colorado Law for the 12th http://www.colorado.edu/law/centers/byronwhite/current.htm"; target="_self">Rothgerber Conference, named in honor of Law School benefactor Ira C. Rothgerber, Jr., '35. Prominent law and religion scholars http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philosophy/Faculty/_facultypages/kentgreenaw…; target="_self">Kent Greenawalt of Columbia and http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/fac_adm3.html#SMITH"; target="_self">Steven Smith of San Diego were featured in a broad discussion of religious freedom issues, ranging from particular to abstract. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Law School's http://www.colorado.edu/law/centers/byronwhite/index.htm"; target="_self">Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law, the Political Science Department's http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/amend1/index.html"; target="_self">Keller First Amendment Center, and the http://www.colorado.edu/law/lawreview/index.htm"; target="_self">University of Colorado Law Review, which will publish conference papers.

The conference centered on several presentations. http://www.law.utulsa.edu:8080/faculty_staff/mbelsky/view?BIBID=83"; target="_self">Professor Martin Belsky presented 'A Practical and Pragmatic Approach to Freedom of Conscience.' http://www.stthomas.edu/law/academics/faculty/fulltimefaculty/sisk.asp&…; target="_self">Professor Gregory Sisk presented 'An Empirical Study of Religious Freedom Decisions' and http://homepages.law.asu.edu/~jnickel/"; target="_self">Professor James Nickel presented on 'Constituting Freedom of Religion.' This was followed by http://www.law2.byu.edu/Faculty/Profiles/worthen.htm"; target="_self">Professor Kevin Worthen speaking on 'Liberty v. Equality: The Native American Experience with Religious Freedom', http://www.columbia.edu/cu/philosophy/Faculty/_facultypages/kentgreenaw…; target="_self">Professor Kent Greenawalt on 'Free Exercise and Parental Custody,' and http://www.sandiego.edu/usdlaw/fac_adm3.html#SMITH"; target="_self">Professor Steven Smith on "What Does Religion Have to Do with Freedom of Conscience?"