Religious Freedom v. Equal Protection

Kevin A. Johnson (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) is Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Center for First Amendment Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He is Editor of the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Communication and Democracy journal and served as Editor of NCA’s First Amendment Studies journal.Jennifer J. Asenas (Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin) is Chair and Professor of Communication Studies and Director of Rhetorical Research for the Center for First Amendment Studies at California State University, Long Beach. She is Book Review Editor of NCA’s Communication and Democracy journal and served as Book Review Editor of NCA’s First Amendment Studies journal.

• Acknowledgments – Kevin A. Johnson/Jennifer J. Asenas: Introduction: Religious Freedom v. Equal Protection: Clashing American Rights – Lindsey A. Sherrill: Child Protection v. Parental Rights: Homeschooling and Abuse in the United States – Pamela L. Morris/Susan H. Sarapin: On the Dole for the Homeless Soul: Religious and Sex Discrimination by Sectarian Adoption Services – Adrienne E. Hacker Daniels/Sergio Pena: The State of ‘Writing’ a Judicial Wrong: Renewing Legislative Hesed in Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet – M. Elizabeth Thorpe: Flag on the Play: Equal Protection Clause, the Establishment Clause, and Prayer at School and School Sporting Events – Juliet Dee: Will Thomas Jefferson’s Wall Come a’ Tumblin’ Down? Propping Up the Johnson Amendment – Amanda Reid: Roadside Memorial Crosses: Highway to Healing or Crossroads of Conflict – David R. Dewberry/Pat Arneson: The Recognition of Religiosity: Taze Gibson, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 – Skye de Saint Felix: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby (2014): How Rhetorical Strategies Invoking Religious Freedom Harm Women and LGBTQ+ Persons – Joseph Sery: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and the Supreme Court’s Three- Sphere Monte – Jason Zenor: Prejudice, Politics, and Privilege: The Evolution of Religious Freedom in the United States and Its Disparate Impact on Native Americans – DianaI. Martínez/ Jamila Cupid/Robert Mejia: Equal Protection Excess: Visualizing the Effects of Christian Nationalism – Ann E. /Rebekah L. Fox: If It Was Never About a Cake, What Was It About? How Members of the Public Framed the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court Ruling – Mark Ward Sr.: Up in the Air: Media Access and Religious Freedom – Logan Spence: The War on Christmas: Conspiracy Rhetoric and Political Correctness – Contributors – Index.