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    Jun282005

    Faith and Law: Collision Course?

    DateTuesday, June 28, 2005 at 1:50PM

    In a provocative address recently to some 200 undergraduate counselors from northeastern universities, the dean of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law warned of a "collision course with democratic order and social unity" as politically outspoken religious leaders wield increasing influence over the nation's public policy. Declaring that "faith challenges the underpinnings of legal education," David Rudenstine said that America's law schools have a social responsibility to foster reasoned debate.

    Details here from the New York Law Journal via Law.com.

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