LCA 300 Study Guide - Heinonline, Paul Tillich
29 Oct 2014
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Heinonline almost every law journal or law review is on it. Davis v. beason (1890): one"s views of his relations to his creator, and to the obligations they impose of reverence for his being and character, and of obedience to his will. U. s. v. mcintosh (1931, dissent): belief in a relation to god involving duties superior to those arising from any human relation. U. s. v. seeger (1965): sincere and meaningful belief which occupies in the life of its possessor a place parallel to that filled by the god of those admittedly qualifying for the exemption comes within the statutory definition. Ultimate concern taken from paul tillich (christian theologian) Higher reality especially the notion of the sacred in the tradition of durkheim, eliade. *self-definition allow parties to make their own case for religion. These are all too vague to be used in a court of law. Analogical definitions (not many cases have been decided this way)
