Why the Supreme Court Cited the Doctrine and Covenants in this Week’s Key Religious Liberty Decision

Authors

Hal Boyd, Deseret News

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-9-2020

Capture Date

7-10-2020

URL

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/7/9/21318876/supreme-court-doctrine-covenants-religious-liberty-ministerial-exemption-lds-mormon

Abstract

This article features Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, along with the Supreme Court decision involving Catholic school teachers and the ministerial exception. According to the article, the court referenced a scripture passage from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although not specifically about the COVID-19 pandemic, the article discusses the issues around separation of church and state in a court case that occurred during a time when government and places of worship have been colliding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Boyd, Hal, "Why the Supreme Court Cited the Doctrine and Covenants in this Week’s Key Religious Liberty Decision" (2020). Pandemic Response and Religion in the USA: Doctrine. 30.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/religion-pandemic-doctrine/30