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Finding the rainbow connection
| Title: | Finding the rainbow connection: moving from toleration to human dignity and acceptance in American life and law. |
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| Name(s): |
Lange, Alex C. Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Thesis | |
| Issuance: | multipart monograph | |
| Date Issued: | 2012 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: |
electronic electronic resource |
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| Extent: | v, 67 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | The surge in granting equal rights to gays and lesbians in the United States is remarkable. Yet with this surge comes a conflict : the civil rights of gays and lesbians against the rights of religious individuals, predominantly Christians, refusing to tolerate a behavior they think immoral. My thesis focuses on two hypothetical situations : a county clerk refusing to issue a marriage license to an engaged lesbian couple and an inn owner refusing a night's stay to a gay couple. In both cases, the clerk and inn owner refuse service for religious reasons. Normatively, I argue that we must move beyond a framework of toleration to a system of equal respect and understanding of our fellow human beings. Legally, I argue that the rights of religious expression and exercise should not trump the civil rights of gays and lesbians in the public sphere. | |
| Identifier: | 818783575 (oclc), 3359308 (digitool), FADT3359308 (IID), fau:1436 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Alex C. Lange. Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, 2012. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2012.. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject(s): |
Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 21st century Gay rights -- United States -- Public opinion Gays -- United States -- Social conditions Constitutional law -- Religious aspects Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States Sex discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States Gays -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States |
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| Held by: | FBoU FAUER | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359308 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
