RT Article
T1 What's Wrong with Homophobic Bakeries? A Critical Discussion of Discrimination and its Interaction with Political Freedoms and Religious Conscience, Drawing on the Asher's Bakery Case in Northern Ireland and Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen's Theory of Discrimination
JF Ethical theory and moral practice
VO 22
IS 1
SP 61
OP 76
A1 Lawrence, David 1956-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1662931247
AB The Asher's Bakery case raises questions around discrimination against political causes and freedom of religious conscience. Using the Asher's case, this essay builds on Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen's work to develop a theory of discrimination which accounts for discrimination of political causes. The essay explores the normative implications of this account including the rights members of salient political causes, and discusses various objections; in particular, how discrimination claims should be balanced against freedom of religious conscience in a liberal society and how religion's 'specialness' can be defended. By offering a critique of the Asher's case, the essay aims to provide a framework for dealing with similar cases where claims of discrimination from political groups meet claims of religious discrimination.
K1 Asher's bakery
K1 Christianity
K1 Discrimination
K1 Discrimination law
K1 Equal Rights
K1 Equalities
K1 Equality
K1 Equality studies
K1 Ethics
K1 Freedom
K1 freedom of conscience
K1 freedom of expression
K1 Freedom of speech
K1 Gay rights
K1 Jurisprudence
K1 Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
K1 LGBT
K1 Law
K1 Legal rights
K1 Liberal
K1 Liberal rights
K1 Liberalism
K1 Northern Ireland
K1 Philosophy
K1 Political Theory
K1 Politics
K1 Religious Freedom
DO 10.1007/s10677-019-09976-8