
ON GAY MARRIAGE, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND WILD HYSTERIA
by Kenan Malik
The European Court of Human Rights ruling this week on four cases of conflict over religious rights, and the continuing controversy in Britain, France and elsewhere on proposals to legalize gay marriage, shows the ongoing battle over how we should define religious freedom. I wrote a long post on this question last year, trying to establish some fundamental ground rules from first principles. Here I want to address one issue that has become prominent in recent weeks: the claim by […]
Categories: Atheism & Religion • Tags: catholicism, christianity, cristina odone, equality, gay rights, religion, religious freedom