03538nam 22006255 450 991034954840332120230810165218.09783030250379303025037710.1007/978-3-030-25037-9(CKB)4100000009076223(MiAaPQ)EBC5880010(DE-He213)978-3-030-25037-9(Perlego)3482864(EXLCZ)99410000000907622320190821d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFree Exercise of Religion in the Liberal Polity Conflicting Interpretations /by Emily R. Gill1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2019.1 online resource (309 pages)Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy,2731-67779783030250362 3030250369 Includes bibliographical references and index.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. .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 religion for some, but leveling the playing field through accommodations or exemptions for others. Both formal and substantive neutrality have a place in addressing particular conflicts. One such example is public funding for religiously affiliated social service programs, for which neither type of neutrality is satisfactory and thus some restrictions are justifiable; conversely, private voluntary organizations that do not receive direct public funding should be allowed wide latitude regarding their practices. This title also examines the expansive free exercise claims that are now made by those who argue that following the law impinges upon their beliefs, as exemplified by the ministerial exception and the Hobby Lobby and Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court cases. It concludes by analyzing the relationship between neutrality and marriage as a civil status, which impacts a variety of commitment types and plural marriage.Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy,2731-6777Religion and sociologyReligion and politicsAmericaPolitics and governmentPolitical scienceSociology of ReligionPolitics and ReligionAmerican PoliticsPolitical TheoryReligion and sociology.Religion and politics.AmericaPolitics and government.Political science.Sociology of Religion.Politics and Religion.American Politics.Political Theory.342.0852322.1Gill Emily Rauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut856502BOOK9910349548403321Free Exercise of Religion in the Liberal Polity1912808UNINA