Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground

William N. Eskridge Jr, Robin Fretwell Wilson

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781108692434
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: Law Theory & Practice
• Index: Law

The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons (LGBT) are strongly contested by certain faith communities, and this confrontation has become increasingly pronounced following the adjudication of a number of legal cases. As the strident arguments of both sides enter a heated political arena, it brings forward the deeply contested question of whether there is any possibility of both communities' contested positions being reconciled under the same law. This volume assembles impactful voices from the faith, LGBT advocacy, legal, and academic communities - from the Human Rights Campaign and ACLU to the National Association of Evangelicals and Catholic and LDS churches. The contributors offer a 360-degree view of culture-war conflicts around faith and sexuality - from Obergefell to Masterpiece Cakeshop - and explore whether communities with such profound differences in belief are able to reach mutually acceptable solutions in order to both live with integrity.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Contents
• Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Prospects for Common Ground: Introduction
• Part I The Search for Common Ground: Framing the Dialogue
• Part II Guiding Principles for Mediating Conflicts
• Part III The Demands of Faith: Perspectives from Select Faith Traditions
• Part IV Testing the Civil Rights Analogy
• Part V Strings Attached?: Government Support of Religion and Religious Institutions
• Part VI Educational Institutions in the Age of Same-Sex Marriage
• Part VII The Challenges of Public Accommodations
• Part VIII Reflections from Advocates, Legislators, and Policymakers
• Part IX Afterword
• Appendix of Laws
• Subject Index
• Laws Index
• Cases Index