If
sincere religious use of mind - altering drugs is constitutionally exempt from the criminal law, then the courts must pass on all these claims to religious exemption.
Not exact matches
I would be very curious to know how or why you believe my rather sarcastic
use of the term «the
religious» as a means of differentiating them from people of
sincere faith (ANY
sincere conviction btw — Not just Protestant) is «specious».
I can tell you as a
religious studies scholar that your
use of «
religious» to differentiate between some idealized,
sincere faith (a very Protestant idea, by the way) and hypocritical institutional religion and its trappings is pretty specious.
Yes... a random statement about «the
religious» (a term I often
use to differentiate between
religious trappings and
sincere faith) which is clarified within the same piece is not IMHO «unmeasured».
He's dutifully
sincere and in awe of the efforts that crafted the film's striking look, but with zero info on the novel, script adaptation, lead actors, memorable character actors, and Mamoulian's obvious style and
use of heavy subtext in so many scenes (including the heavy
religious iconography that goes bonkers in the final reel), it's a huge lost opportunity for film fans.