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02814aam a2200337Ii 4500 001 5DB27190FE2B11EAA9C7A44D1FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200924010052 008 200122s2020 nyu b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780197500989 020 $a 0197500986 035 $a (OCoLC)1137199101 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d ERASA $d OCLCF $d YDXIT $d UKMGB $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a KF4783 $b .K67 2020 100 1 $a Koppelman, Andrew, $e author. 245 10 $a Gay rights vs. religious liberty? : $b the unnecessary conflict / $c Andrew Koppelman. 246 3 $a Gay rights versus religious liberty? 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2020] 300 $a 202 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 8 $a Should religious people who conscientiously object to facilitating same-sex weddings, and who therefore decline to provide cakes, photography, or other services, be exempted from antidiscrimination laws? This issue has taken on an importance far beyond the tiny number who have made such claims. Gay rights advocates fear that exempting even a few religious dissenters would unleash a devastating wave of discrimination. Conservative Christians fear that the law will treat them like racists and drive them to the margins of American society. Both sides are mistaken. The answer lies, not in abstract principles, but in legislative compromise. This book clearly and empathetically engages with both sides of the debate. 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 even those who regard religion as a value of overriding importance should0nonetheless reject the extravagant power over nonbelievers that the Supreme Court has recently embraced. Koppelman also proposes a specific solution to the problem: that religious exemptions be granted only to the few businesses that are willing to announce their compunctions and bear the costs of doing so. His approach makes room for America's enormous variety of deeply held beliefs and ways of life. It can help reduce the toxic polarization of American politics. 650 0 $a Freedom of religion $z United States. 650 0 $a Gay rights $z United States $x Religious aspects. 650 7 $a Discrimination $x Law and legislation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00894991 650 7 $a Freedom of religion. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00934030 650 7 $a Gay rights. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939213 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721014948.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5DB27190FE2B11EAA9C7A44D1FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search