Also at the gala, the 2024 Religious Liberty Initiative Scholarship Award was awarded to @tcbergmn. The award recognizes Berg’s scholarly accomplishments in the field of law and religion, and the many careful contributions made to theoretical thinking about religious liberty.

“Protection of religious liberty can reduce suffering and mitigate polarization — if the protection has three features: First, it must be strong — allowing people ample room not just to believe, but to live out their beliefs without fear of penalty. Second, it must extend to all religious views; it can’t support only the groups with which you sympathize, whether that’s conservative Christians or classic religious minorities (with whom progressives sympathize). Third, religious liberty must have boundaries that take account of other important interests. With careful analysis, I argue, we can have strong religious freedom with proper boundaries.” -@tcbergmn