Religious Arguments in the Public Sphere: A View from Israel

It is commonly believed that, from a liberal point of view, there is something problematic in government action rooted in religious considerations. We begin by showing exactly what kind of religious considerations might thought to be ruled out as a basis for such action. We then discuss at length th...

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Auteurs: Sapir, Gidon 1965- (Auteur) ; Sṭaṭman, Dāniyyêl (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2012
Dans: Journal of law, religion and state
Année: 2012, Volume: 1, Numéro: 3, Pages: 242-257
Sujets non-standardisés:B public reason freedom from religion religious coercion
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:It is commonly believed that, from a liberal point of view, there is something problematic in government action rooted in religious considerations. We begin by showing exactly what kind of religious considerations might thought to be ruled out as a basis for such action. We then discuss at length the approach expressed by the Supreme Court of Israel, according to which legislation and other government actions based on religious considerations are problematic because they violate the right to freedom from religion of non-religious citizens. We reject the court’s interpretation of this right and conclude that the court has failed to explain why government action based on religious considerations is illegitimate.
ISSN:2212-4810
Contient:In: Journal of law, religion and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00103002