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Liberty and Justice for the Small

Gregory Sisks' research fins the courts treat fringe religious groups better than Catholics and Protestants
Nate Anderson | posted 11/02/2007
This article provided by the Engstrom Institute

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Legal theorists have long believed that Christians stand a better chance at winning religious liberty cases in federal courts than do members of minority faiths. But new research by Gregory Sisk, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, finds that exactly the opposite is true. Sisk talked with ct about his research and what it means for Christians in America.

Why did scholars believe mainstream Christians fared better than minorities in religious liberty cases?
Some suggested that this was because most judges on state and federal benches are Christians. Judges were thought to sympathize with those who expressed views consistent with their own.

But you didn't find that to be true? Our research suggests that the opposite, in fact, takes place. Those who belong to minority faiths succeed at the same rate as religious liberty claimants in general. In contrast, those who hold a more traditional Christian faith, such as Roman Catholics and evangelical ...

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 religious liberties