RT Article
T1 Public discourse and the myth of religious speech
JF Journal of contemporary religion
VO 33
IS 1
SP 1
OP 16
A1 Blum, Jason N. 1977-
LA English
PB Carfax Publ.
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1571620109
AB Critics of public religious speech have proposed various strategies for limiting the presence of religion in the public square, while proponents of public religious speech argue that such limitations constitute an infringement of the freedom of speech. For theoretical, practical, and ethical reasons, I argue for dismissing the category of ‘religious speech', which rests on the erroneous assumption of a clear distinction between ‘the religious' and ‘the secular'. ‘Religious speech' should be regarded no differently from any other kind of speech; it therefore ought not to be subject to either special limitations or protections. Regarding religious speech as nothing other than free speech ensures the right of religious citizens publicly to express their views, while simultaneously preserving the right of other citizens to provide a critique to arguments that are framed in religious terms.
K1 Free Speech
K1 Public Sphere
K1 Public Square
K1 Religion
K1 religious speech
K1 Secular
DO 10.1080/13537903.2018.1408259