Liberal democracy and human rights -- Liberal democracy and religious faith -- The right to moral equality -- The right to religious freedom -- Beyond religious freedom: the right to moral freedom -- Religion as a basis of lawmaking -- Abortion -- Same-sex unions -- Protecting constitutionally entrenched rights: the courts'--in particular, the U.S. Supreme Court's--proper role -- Conclusion: in the matter of the adoption of John Doe and James Doe.
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This book elaborates and defends the political morality of liberal democracy: the moral convictions and commitments that in a liberal democracy should govern decisions about what laws to enact and what policies to pursue.