Civil marriage, same-sex couples, and religious freedom: reflections from a U.S. scholar-activist

In responding to three scholars’ analyses of the public role of religion in the cultural debate about same-sex marriage, a U.S. ethicist and social activist examines a case study of a public debate in the State of Maine (U.S.A.) and considers two questions: (1) how to frame a religious argument in f...

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1. VerfasserIn: Ellison, Marvin M. 1948- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group 2017
In: Theology & sexuality
Jahr: 2017, Band: 23, Heft: 3, Seiten: 249-254
weitere Schlagwörter:B Discrimination
B and conscience claims
B the public role of religion
B Same-sex marriage
B Religious Liberty
B Marriage
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Zusammenfassung:In responding to three scholars’ analyses of the public role of religion in the cultural debate about same-sex marriage, a U.S. ethicist and social activist examines a case study of a public debate in the State of Maine (U.S.A.) and considers two questions: (1) how to frame a religious argument in favor of marriage equality rather than one based on a liberal rights framework, and (2) given the religiously based opposition to marriage equality, how to critique their discriminatory claims without deprecating religion itself?
ISSN:1745-5170
Enthält:Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2017.1351127