Equal Liberty of Conscience
March 11, 2010 by biotechconnection.com · 10 Comments
University of Chicago Law Professor Martha Nussbaum traces the philosophical and historical origins of the American tradition of liberty of conscience by looking at the career and writings of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island and author of important works about religious freedom. Series: “UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures” [2/2007] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11996]
excellent work!
Yeah no kidding, Dan. This lady does need therapy.
A better reading of R. Williams vis-a-vis his immersion in the language of the Wachamachamilla Tribe of Eastern RI is to be found in Lowe (1998), Miltman and Farze (1988) and Burns and Allen (1957).
Religion is by definition nothing spiritual in itself; it is, rather, that ‘hard crust of external discipline’ (P. Rieff, Triumph of the Therapeutic. Kurzwitz (1987) probes that ‘crust’ in a manner reminiscent of Pwaber and Goreman (2000, 2001), who discuss the delicacy of ‘toppings’ postulated by Boomer and Loud (1990) in their post-structural re-reading of the later London monographs of Anna Freud and the private correspondence between Foucault and Jerry Falwell.
Wow. Totally awesome, dude.
Seek therapy.
Well, a question that arises here: what is the role of religion in making determination? Does it bound one’s action, or make it endless? I fear that if a religion allowes a person to do whatever he/she thinks, then it is not a religion, it is mere personal ” passion”. If the religion does’t control, guide and enlight the beliver psychologically and emotionally, then it is not the correct religion.
Regards
I talked to this lady the other day on the phone at work. She must have problems and treated my like I was a slave. I have never been treated by anyone so horribly like this woman treated me over that five minute phone call.
Why is Martha so nervous and harsh speaking? – I think it was not her day!
“The rule and measure of duty is not utility, nor expedience, nor the happiness of the greatest number, nor State convenience, nor fitness, order, and the pulchrum. Conscience is not a long-sighted selfishness, nor a desire to be consistent with oneself; but it is a messenger from Him who both in nature and in grace, speaks to us behind a veil, and teaches and rules us.” — John Henry Newman