Who Is Intolerant? The Clash Between LGBTQ+ Rights and Religious Free Exercise

IF 0.4 3区社会学 Q4 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Critical Review Pub Date : 2021-11-23 DOI:10.1080/08913811.2021.2001213

Rogers M. Smith

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT Few denials of tolerance are more severe than rejection of the moral worth of another’s way of life. In the U.S. today, many traditional religious believers, especially fundamentalist Christians, and many LGBQT+ persons see each other’s ways of life as deeply evil in important respects. These gulfs probably cannot be bridged; but public policies can and should seek to accommodate all claims of conscience as far as this can be done without denying anyone meaningful possession of basic rights. By placing religious and moral consciences equally in a constitutionally “preferred position,” governments can foster a wider sense that citizens are engaged in a shared enterprise of helping everyone to pursue their distinctive forms of happiness.

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谁是不宽容的?LGBTQ+权利与宗教自由之间的冲突

没有什么比拒绝他人生活方式的道德价值更严厉的了。在今天的美国，许多传统宗教信徒，特别是原教旨主义基督徒，以及许多LGBQT+人士，在重要方面都认为彼此的生活方式是邪恶的。这些鸿沟可能无法弥合；但公共政策可以而且应该在不剥夺任何人对基本权利的实际拥有的情况下，尽可能地满足所有良心要求。通过将宗教和道德良知平等地置于宪法规定的“优先地位”，政府可以培养更广泛的意识，即公民参与了一项共同的事业，帮助每个人追求自己独特的幸福形式。

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Critical Review POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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1.30

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12.50%

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