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91 Miss. L.J. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.journals/mislj91 and id is 1 raw text is: NO HELP YOU GOD: RELIGION, THE COURTROOM, AND A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE Antony Barone Kolenc* IN TH E B EGIN NIN G ............................................................. 2 I. FIRST PROPOSITION: RELIGION IS WORTHY OF PROTECTION IN THE RULES ................................................ 5 II. SECOND PROPOSITION: THE RULES OFFER FEW PROTECTIONS FOR RELIGION ............................................. 8 A. Proper Application of Rule 610 Provides Scant Protection. 8 1. Witness Competency, Impeachment, and the Adoption of R u le 6 10 .................................................................... . . 9 2. Rule 610 Applies Solely to Impeachment for T ru th fu ln ess.................................................................. 11 3. Demonstrating the Limited Protection Under Rule 6 10 ............................................................................... . . . 1 3 B. Rule 403 Provides Inconsistent Protection..................... 15 1. The Theory Underlying Rule 403............................. 16 2. Rule 403, Rule 610, and Religion-Related Evidence.. 17 III. THIRD PROPOSITION: THE RULES SHOULD BETTER PROTECT RELIGION-RELATED EVIDENCE........................ 19 A. Constitutional and Policy Considerations ..................... 20 1. Constitutional Values Underlying Religion-Related Evidentiary R ules ......................................................... 20 2. Other Policy-Related Protections in the Federal Rules of E viden ce ................................................................... 22 3. The Problem of Defining Religion.......................... 23 B. Illustrating the Need for a Stronger Rule to Limit Religion- R elated E vidence ................................................................. 26 Antony Barone Kolenc (J.D., University of Florida College of Law) is an associate professor of law at University of North Texas Dallas College of Law. He served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps before retiring in 2012.

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