http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/the-ever-changing-definition-of-justice
What justice is, how we reach it, and what it means to both us and the state are questions which have plagued the world for the last few thousand years. As we have seen, the answers that societies have settled on have changed dramatically in that time. While ideas of what justice is continue to evolve, it can edify us to see what changes have already occurred.
An important case argued before the Supreme Court last week. The Washington Post article (below) gives an excellent overview of "Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission":
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/theology-up-for-debate-at-scotus/2011/10/05/gIQAbIuVNL_blog.html
See what organizations are supporting each side:
http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc/
Justice Elena Kagan (appointed by Obama) defends the rights of religious institutions:
http://verdict.justia.com/2011/10/06/hosanna-tabor-evangelical-lutheran-church-and-school-v-eeoc
I teach them all the good I can, and recommend them to others from whom I think they will get some moral benefit. And the treasures that the wise men of old have left us in their writings I open and explore with my friends. If we come on any good thing, we extract it, and we set much store on being useful to one another. - Socrates, Memorabilia
