عنوان

A Turn to the Rights:

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LA126065

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

A Turn to the Rights:

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[Article]

Other Title Information

UK Conservative Christian Lobby Groups and the 'Gay Debate'

First Statement of Responsibility

Stephen Hunt

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

The extension of non-heterosexual rights in largely liberal democratic contexts and confirmed in wider international conventions poses a challenge to Christian churches which historically condemned homosexuality and other sexual 'variations' on the basis of religious conviction. The stance taken by contemporary churches on these rights issues now diverge considerably. This article, however, considers the entrenched position of conservative Christian factions in the UK that have intensified their levels of political mobilisation at a time when they are drawn into the political arena through the implications of non-heterosexual rights in both the churches and the secular world. The article explores the way in which these cadres are forced to engage with the rhetoric of rights as an integral part of their oppositional stance, while attempting to negate the foundational basis of non-heterosexual rights. It will conclude with a discussion of how such developments connect with human rights theory. The extension of non-heterosexual rights in largely liberal democratic contexts and confirmed in wider international conventions poses a challenge to Christian churches which historically condemned homosexuality and other sexual 'variations' on the basis of religious conviction. The stance taken by contemporary churches on these rights issues now diverge considerably. This article, however, considers the entrenched position of conservative Christian factions in the UK that have intensified their levels of political mobilisation at a time when they are drawn into the political arena through the implications of non-heterosexual rights in both the churches and the secular world. The article explores the way in which these cadres are forced to engage with the rhetoric of rights as an integral part of their oppositional stance, while attempting to negate the foundational basis of non-heterosexual rights. It will conclude with a discussion of how such developments connect with human rights theory.

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

291-313

Title

Religion & Human Rights

Volume Number

6/3

International Standard Serial Number

1871-0328

Subject Term

Christianity

Subject Term

evangelicals

Subject Term

homosexuals

Subject Term

human rights theory

Subject Term

LGBT rights

Subject Term

political mobilisation

Subject Term

religious freedom

Stephen Hunt

Call Number

10.1163/187103211X592596

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[Article]

275578

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