American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law Volume 27 Issue 5 Symposium Edition Article 9 2019 God is a Woman: Feminism as a Religion Protected Under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment Lalita Moskowitz American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/jgspl Part of the First Amendment Commons, and the Law and Gender Commons Recommended Citation Moskowitz, Lalita (2019) "God is a Woman: Feminism as a Religion Protected Under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment," American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law: Vol. 27 : Iss. 5 , Article 9. Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/jgspl/vol27/iss5/9 This Symposium is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington College of Law Journals & Law Reviews at Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ American University Washington College of Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Moskowitz: God is a Woman: Feminism as a Religion Protected Under the Free E GOD IS A WOMAN: FEMINISM AS A RELIGION PROTECTED UNDER THE FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT LALITA MOSKOWITZ* Introduction ...................................................................................... 224 I. Defining Religion .......................................................................... 227 A. The Seeger and Welsh Definition of Religion ................ 227 B. The Third Circuit’s Three-Factor Test for Recognizing Religion .......................................................................... 230 C. Non-Theistic and Non-Traditional Religions Recognized by Courts ........................................................................ 231 II. Defining Feminism......................................................................