Religion in Politics: Constitutional and Moral PerspectivesIn this book, Michael Perry addresses several fundamental questions about the proper role of religion in the politics of a liberal democracy, which is a central, recurring issue in the politics of the United States. The controversy about religion in politics comprises both constitutional and moral questions. According to the constitutional law of the United States, government may not "establish" religion. Given this "nonestablishment" requirement, what role (if any) is it constitutionally permissible for religion to play in the politics of the United States? Does a legislator or other public official, or even an ordinary citizen, violate the nonestablishment requirement by presenting a religious argument in public debate about what political choice to make? Not every liberal democracy is constitutionally committed to an ideal of nonestablishment. Even in the absence of such a constitutional requirement, however, fundamental political-moral questions remain. Is it morally appropriate for citizens - in particular, legislators and other public officials - to present religious arguments about the morality of human conduct in public political debate? Is it morally appropriate for them to rely on such arguments in making a political choice? In addressing these and other questions, Perry criticizes recent work by Kent Greenawalt, John Rawls, and John Finnis. |
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that no intelligible secular argument supports the claim that every human being is sacred — that the only intelligible arguments in support of the claim are religious in character.23 ( That an argument is intelligible does not mean that ...
that no intelligible secular argument supports the claim that every human being is sacred — that the only intelligible arguments in support of the claim are religious in character.23 ( That an argument is intelligible does not mean that ...
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30 The first step of the bishops ' case relies on a claim , which for the bishops is , of course , a religiously grounded claim , that every human being is sacred . This is the same claim the bishops rely on in speaking out about what ...
30 The first step of the bishops ' case relies on a claim , which for the bishops is , of course , a religiously grounded claim , that every human being is sacred . This is the same claim the bishops rely on in speaking out about what ...
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Note that thesis ( 1 ) consists of two claims . The first is that “ the commitment of a man and a woman to each other in the sexual union of marriage is intrinsically good and reasonable " . ( I heartily agree . ) The second claim is ...
Note that thesis ( 1 ) consists of two claims . The first is that “ the commitment of a man and a woman to each other in the sexual union of marriage is intrinsically good and reasonable " . ( I heartily agree . ) The second claim is ...
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Introduction Religion in Politics | 3 |
One The Constitutional Law of Religious Freedom | 10 |
Two Religious Arguments in Public Political Debate | 43 |
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