{"product_id":"gay-rights-vs-religious-liberty-the-unnecessary-conflict-hardcover","title":"Gay Rights vs. Religious Liberty?: The Unnecessary Conflict - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Koppelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShould 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth 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 should nonetheless reject the extravagant power over nonbelievers that the Supreme Court has recently embraced. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKoppelman 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Koppelman\u003c\/strong\u003e is John Paul Stevens Professor of Law, Professor (by courtesy) of Political Science, and Philosophy Department Affiliated Faculty at Northwestern University, where he received the 2015 Walder Award for Research Excellence. His scholarship, which received the Hart-Dworkin award in legal philosophy from the Association of American Law Schools and the Edward S. Corwin Prize from the American Political Science Association, focuses on issues at the intersection of law and political philosophy. He has written six books, most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Tough Luck Constitution and the Assault on Health Care Reform\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2013) and \u003cem\u003eDefending American Religious Neutrality\u003c\/em\u003e (Harvard University Press, 2013), and more than 100 papers. He is an occasional contributor to the Balkinization blog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51790777450784,"sku":"9780197500989","price":78.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4d6a27e2075973aca8c38e715592981.webp?v=1780684903","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gay-rights-vs-religious-liberty-the-unnecessary-conflict-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}