{"product_id":"religious-exemptions-9780190666187","title":"Religious Exemptions","description":"Exemptions from legal requirements, especially religious exemptions, have been a major topic of political debate in recent years. For example, bakers in various states have sought the right to refuse to make wedding cakes for gay and lesbian couples, despite the Supreme Court's validation of\u003cbr\u003esame-sex marriage. Many parents are granted exemptions from vaccinating their children, despite public health laws requiring otherwise. Various religious organizations as well as some corporations have sought an exemption from the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage in employee healthcare\u003cbr\u003eplans, as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Religious exemptions have a long history in the United States, but they remain controversial. Exemptions release some people from following laws that everyone else must follow, raising questions of fairness, and exemptions often privilege\u003cbr\u003ereligious belief, raising concerns about equal treatment. At the same time there are good reasons to support exemptions, such as respect for the right of religious freedom and preventing religious organizations from becoming too closely intertwined with government. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays in this volume represent valuable contributions to the complex debate about exemptions from legal requirements. In particular, they contribute to the \u003cem\u003emoral\u003c\/em\u003e dimensions of religious exemptions. These essays go beyond legal analysis about which exemptions are constitutionally appropriate, \u003cbr\u003eand ask instead when religious exemptions are \u003cem\u003emorally required \u003c\/em\u003eor morally prohibited.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Vallier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190666187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Vallier\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University, whose research focuses in political philosophy, normative ethics, political economy, and philosophy of religion. Vallier is the author of \u003cem\u003eLiberal Politics and Public Faith: Beyond Separation \u003c\/em\u003e(Routledge, 2014) and \u003cem\u003eMust Politics Be War?: In Defense of Public Reason Liberalism\u003c\/em\u003e, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Weber\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Department Chair at Bowling Green State University. He has published on a wide variety of topics in ethics and political philosophy, including rational choice theory, ethics and the emotions, and egalitarianism. He has also co-edited with Christian Coons three edited volumes on topics in applied ethics: \u003cem\u003ePaternalism\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press), \u003cem\u003eManipulation\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press), and \u003cem\u003eThe Ethics of Self-Defense\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40349963714675,"sku":"9.78019E+12","price":157.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_de22d190-f02f-43ad-8e3c-0696fcd69c16.jpg?v=1660050218","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/religious-exemptions-9780190666187","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}