NPR's Ari Shapiro talks wh Currey Cook of Lambda Legal, the gay rights group that wrote a iend-of-the-urt brief the LGBTQ rights se which the Supreme Court sid wh relig eedom.
Contents:
- GAY RIGHTS VS. RELIG LIBERTY? THE UNNECSARY CONFLICT: INTRODUCTN
- GAY RIGHTS VS. RELIG LIBERTY? THE UNNECSARY CONFLICT
GAY RIGHTS VS. RELIG LIBERTY? THE UNNECSARY CONFLICT: INTRODUCTN
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Koppelman is unqutnably a progrsive and believ that homosexualy and heterosexualy are morally equal, but unlike most progrsiv he believ that relign serv substantial protectn, so he favors balancg the terts of gay persons and people of fah. The purpose of notice is to spare gay persons unexpected huiatn om rejectn, even though he regniz that givg such notice may expose a bs to harassment.
GAY RIGHTS VS. RELIG LIBERTY? THE UNNECSARY CONFLICT
Rellectg Chai Feldblum's 2006 words on relign's clash wh gay rights * religious liberty vs gay rights *
Some gay activists celebrate the power of ncel culture to silence opponents by harassment and timidatn. In addn, some scholars have ma the se for lkg sexual and relig eedom or for makg legislative promis to avoid nflict between gay rights and relig liberty.
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Why do supporters of relig eedom and advot of gay rights often seem to talk past each other?