Free Exercise of Religion in the Liberal Polity

Emily R. Gill is Professor of Political Science Emerita at Bradley University, USA. She is the author of Becoming Free: Autonomy and Diversity in the Liberal Polity (2001) and An Argument for Same-Sex Marriage: Religious Freedom, Sexual Freedom, and Public Expressions of Civic Inequality (2012).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Varieties of Neutrality.- 3. Free Exercise of Religion and Public Funds.- 4. Private Voluntary Organizations.- 5. Exemption Issues in Religious Belief and Practice.- 6. Marriage and Intimate Relationships.- 7. Conclusion.