RT Article
T1 Enabling Exit: Religious Association and Membership Contract
JF Ethical theory and moral practice
VO 23
IS 5
SP 947
OP 963
A1 Rouméas, Élise
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/174100733X
AB This paper investigates the right of exit from religious associations. The liberal state has a compelling interest in overseeing exit, even if it implies some loss in religious group autonomy. Members should not be bound by rules they find unconscionable. They should be free to leave and able to do so. To enable exit, the paper advocates the use of membership contracts. Religious associations should issue a contract for members working for, residing in, or donating money to the association under a regime of legal exemptions. The membership contract publicises the right of exit and offers a basis for negotiating and contesting its terms. It makes exit less “unthinkable” to members and helps tackle unreasonable economic costs to exit.
K1 Contract
K1 religious association
K1 Religious group autonomy
K1 Right of exit
DO 10.1007/s10677-020-10119-7