Rabbi Eliyahu Fink returns to the StoryMen to discuss the Supreme Court Decision regarding public prayer. We explore the history of Religious Freedom, how the government and we as individuals should respond, and end by asking what’s at stake in this conversation.
IN THIS EPISODE:
00:00 – Welcome Back, Eli! Let’s talk about Religious Freedom!
03:00 – A Brief History of Religious Freedom
07:00 – City of Greece, NY vs. Galloway
14:00 – Should we all just be okay with feeling uncomfortable?
19:00 – Case Study: Prayer in Schools
27:00 – Should we be wholly secular?
31:00 – What about Civil Religion?
37:00 – How should we pray in public?
41:00 – What’s at stake for us?
Dr. Emily Friedman joins us to put our geek credentials to shame, then share about her work in the history of smell. Why is something so essential to understanding our world so easily ignored?