In this episode ofLegal Spirits, we examine a new Washington State law that eliminates the clergy-penitent privilege in child abuse reporting. The law requires clergy to report suspected abuse, even

Were back after a bit of a hiatus with a new Legal Spirits episode. Center Director Mark Movsesian talks with Professors Andrea Pin and Luca Vanoni about the International Moot Court Competition in L

In this episode, Fordham Law Professors Sean Griffith and Richard Squire join Mattone Center Director Mark Movsesian to talk about their experience leading a discussion of CS Lewiss Mere Christianity

Ever since President Ronald Reagan popularized the phrase in the 1980s, American leaders have referred to the United States as the shining city on a hill. Reagan adapted the phrase from John Winthro

In September 2023, in violation of an order from the International Court of Justice, Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed the region of Nagorno-Karabakh of its 120,000 Christian Armenian inhabitants. In thi

When the Cedar Grove School District in New Jersey surveyed students about their religious identities and other sensitive matters, St. Johns Law Professor Patricia Montana went into action. She and o

Last month, in a much-watched case, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a new Catholic charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, violates the First Amendments Establishment Cl

In this episode, Center Director Mark Movsesian interviews religion journalist Kelsey Dallas about the controversy that arose last month when the National Park Service refused to allow the Knights of

In this episode, Center Director Mark Movsesian interviews journalist Daniel McCarthy on his recent essay in Modern Age, The Other Nones. Dan argues that the decline of traditional Christianity in t

First performed 400 years ago, William Shakespeares Measure for Measure addresses an enduring human dilemma. No society can safely exist without law, but law itself depends on human judgment, which