Gay Rights Vs. Religious Liberty?
Author | : Andrew Koppelman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2020 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780197500989 |
ISBN-13 | : 0197500986 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Download or read book Gay Rights Vs. Religious Liberty? written by Andrew Koppelman and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Koppelman offers a solution to the bitterly polarizing gay rights/religious liberty conflict. This is the only book that lays out the interests that must be balanced in any decent compromise, in terms that both sides can recognize and appreciate. Koppelman explains the basis of antidiscrimination law, including the complex idea of dignitary harm. He shows why even those who do not regard religion as important or valid nonetheless have good reasons to support religious liberty, and why those who regard religion as a value of overriding importance should nonetheless reject the extravagant power over nonbelievers that the Supreme Court has recently embraced.