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86 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 685 (2008-2009)
Religious Groups in a Free Society

handle is hein.journals/udetmr86 and id is 695 raw text is: Religious Groups in a Free Society KEVIN PYBAS TABLE OF CONTENTS IN TROD UCTION .......................................................................................... 685 I. FOUR VIEWS OF RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND CORRESPONDING SOCIAL V ISIO N S ........................................................................................... 6 9 0 A. Dangerous Quasi-Governments and the Secularist Social V isio n .............................................................................................. 6 9 0 B. Valuable Private Associations and the Separationist Social V isio n .............................................................................................. 6 9 4 C. Discrete and Insular Minorities and the Accommodationist Social Vision ................................................................................... 699 D. Ordinary Interest Groups and the Assimilationist Social Vision .... 700 II. EVALUATING SULLIVAN'S TAXONOMY ................................................ 702 A. Strong Establishment Enforcement ................................................. 703 1. Everson v. Board of Education and Strong Establishment E nforcem ent ............................................................................. 703 2. Sullivan's Secular Public Moral Order Thesis ................... 712 B. Weak Establishment Enforcement .................................................. 716 C. Free Exercise Enforcement ............................................................. 721 1. Weak Free Exercise Enforcement ............................................ 721 2. Strong Free Exercise Enforcement .......................................... 727 D. Separationism and Strong Free Exercise Enforcement .................. 728 E. Accomodationism and Strong Free Exercise Enforcement ............. 730 C O N CLU SIO N .............................................................................................. 73 1 INTRODUCTION In a constitutional republic such as has evolved in this country, where the U.S. Supreme Court exercises great authority over human liberty, how the Court views religion and religious groups and their relationship to the State is of great consequence. In a previous paper, I explored the Court's understanding of the liberal political tradition and the place of religion in it.' There I argued that although the Court's lack of philosophical reflectiveness precludes the drawing of rigid conclusions, one sees in its Establishment Clause jurisprudence suggestions of two different concepts of liberalism. One version stresses the principle of autonomy, while the 1. Kevin Pybas, Two Concepts of Liberalism in Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, 36 CuMB. L. REV. 205 (2006).

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