Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Virtually everyone supports religious liberty, and virtually everyone opposes discrimination. But how do we handle the hard questions that arise when exercises of religious liberty seem to discriminate unjustly? How do we promote the common good while respecting conscience in a diverse society?This point-counterpoint book brings together leading voices in the culture wars to debate such questions: John Corvino, a longtime LGBT-rights advocate, opposite Ryan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis, prominent young social conservatives.Many such questions have arisen in response to same-sex marriage: How should we treat county clerks who do not wish to authorize such marriages, for example; or bakers, florists, and photographers who do not wish to provide same-sex wedding services? But the conflicts extend well beyond the LGBT rights arena. How should we treat hospitals, schools, and adoption agencies that can't in conscience follow antidiscrimination laws, healthcare mandates, and other regulations? Should corporations ever get exemptions? Should public officials?Should we keep controversial laws like the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or pass new ones like the First Amendment Defense Act? Should the law give religion and conscience special protection at all, and if so, why? What counts as discrimination, and when is it unjust? What kinds of material and dignitary harms should the law try to fightand what is dignitary harm, anyway?Beyond the law, how should we treat religious beliefs and practices we find mistaken or even oppressive? Should we tolerate them or actively discourage them?In point-counterpoint format, Corvino, Anderson and Girgis explore these questions and more. Although their differences run deep, they tackle them with civility, clarity, and flair. Their debate is an essential contribution to contemporary discussions about why religious liberty matters and what respecting it requires.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-07-27
Mått:206 x 137 x 22 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780190603076

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John Corvino is Chair of the Philosophy Department at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is the co-author (with Maggie Gallagher) of Debating Same-Sex Marriage (June 2012) and the author of What's Wrong with Homosexuality? (January 2013), both from Oxford University Press.Ryan T. Anderson is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation, and the founder and editor of Public Discourse, the online journal of the Witherspoon Institute of Princeton, New Jersey.Sherif Girgis is a political theorist and a leading academic critic of same-sex marriage.

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Overall, this book is a thought-provoking endeavour, and it is commendable that the authors have tried to challenge one another and to find areas of agreement. Their willingness to reach out and engage in reasoned debate is valuable in and of itself.

Innehållsförteckning

Section I. Introduction: New Challenges, Old QuestionsRyan T. Anderson, John Corvino, and Sherif Girgis Section II. Religious Liberty, Not Religious PrivilegeJohn Corvino 1. Religious Liberty and Religious Privilege: Some Context2. The Trouble with Today's Religious Exemptions3. Why Religious Exemptions?4. Discrimination and the Law5. Bigotry and Social Pressure6. Conclusion Section III. Against the New Puritanism: Empowering All, Encumbering NoneRyan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis 1. Public Policy after Same-Sex Marriage2. Ethics and Politics3. Religion and Conscience, Civil Society and Pluralism4. Our First Freedom at Work5. Dignity, Discrimination, and Coercion6. Antidiscrimination Laws7. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Laws: A Challenge to Supporters Section IV. Reply to Anderson and Girgis John Corvino 1. Moral and Religious Integrity2. Limited Government versus Exemptions from Laws3. Sexual-Orientation and Gender-Identity Discrimination Section V. Reply to CorvinoRyan T. Anderson and Sherif Girgis 1. Legislation and Exemptions2. Discrimination3. Integrity AcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex About the Authors