
Law, Ethics, and Religion in America
Date: March 25, 2022
- PACLE: 4.0 Substantive, 2.0 Ethics
- Ohio CLE: 6.0
- WV CLE: 2.4 Ethics, 7.2 Attendance
Law and morality are inherently intertwined. Those involved in the practice of law should be encouraged to consider how the unchanging moral imperatives of the natural law should affect a lawyer’s approach to the practice of law. This seminar, based upon Leslie Griffin, Law and Religion: Cases and Materials (2007), provides attendees with a deep appreciation for the origins of law and an understanding of moral and intellectual principles germane to the American legal system.
The course shall be a one-day event and include continental breakfast and light lunch and be held on Franciscan’s beautiful campus. A summary of course coverage includes:
• Free Exercise of Religion
• Comparative Religion Survey and Free Exercise Overview
• Establishment
• Conscientious Objection
• Religious Accommodation, Employment and Liability
• Civil and Criminal Suits against Religious Organizations
• Religion and Politics
• Public Funding of Religion and Religious Symbols
• Education, Creation, Evolution and Intelligent Design
Time Schedule
9:00 – 9:45 Free Exercise of Religion
9:45 – 10:30 Comparative Religion Survey and Free Exercise Overview
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:30 Establishment
11:30 – 12:15 Conscientious Objection
12:15 – 12:45 Lunch Break
12:45 – 1:30 Religious Accommodation, Employment and Liability
1:30 – 1:45 Civil and Criminal Suits against Religious Organizations
1:45 – 2:15 Religion and Politics
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:15 Public Funding of Religion and Religious Symbols
3:15 – 4:00 Education, Creation, Evolution and Intelligent Design
Cost & Registration
To register for the 6-hour day course go to
franciscan.edu/law-ethics
The price is $149, which includes light breakfast and lunch. To pay write a check to the Center for Criminal Justice, Law, and Ethics and send to:
Franciscan University
St. Joseph Center – Room 115
Steubenville, OH 43952-1792
Email: CCJLE@franciscan.edu