Free Exercise of Religion in the Liberal Polity Conflicting Interpretations /

• Main Author: Gill, Emily R. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
• Subjects: Religion and sociology.; Religion and politics.; United States-Politics and government.; Political theory.; Religion and Society.; Politics and Religion.; US Politics.; Political Theory.

This book addresses the challenge of providing for the free exercise of religion without allowing religious exercise by some individuals and groups to impinge upon the conscientious convictions of others. State neutrality toward religion is impossible, because neutrality means inattention to religio...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Varieties of Neutrality
• 3. Free Exercise of Religion and Public Funds
• 4. Private Voluntary Organizations
• 5. Exemption Issues in Religious Belief and Practice
• 6. Marriage and Intimate Relationships
• 7. Conclusion. .