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Monday, June 1, 2009

Christian Century Piece on Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty

I have an article up on same-sex marriage and religious liberty in the online version of The Christian Century, the moderate-to-liberal Christian magazine.  Sample paragraph, for the argument that exemptions should extend to religious organizations broadly and to small businesspeople who would personally have to faciliate a same-sex marriage to which they conscientiously object:

Protecting objectors generously is consistent with America's long tradition of free exercise of religion. People from many perspectives—religious progressives as well as traditionalists—should affirm the principle that the exercise of religion does not stop at the church door, but carries over into organizational works of charity and justice motivated by faith. Religious exercise also extends into the workplace. The argument "Don't impose your personal moral beliefs when you enter the commercial world" should ring especially false in the wake of recent financial scandals. Legal rules should not discourage people from relating their conscientious beliefs to their business, even if others disagree with the beliefs.

https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2009/06/christian-century-piece-on-samesex-marriage-and-religious-liberty.html

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