“By treating blacks as inferior, such policies were an affront to their dignity. This would be true even if these policies had not been accompanied by widespread material harm—even if, for example, the separate facilities had been truly equal (which… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“In short, when it comes to colonial America, religious persecution—in the sense of persecution both based in religion and aimed at religion—was as American… — John Corvino Copy Share
“bigotry to consist in stubborn and unjustified animus toward people, typically (though not always) in the context of a larger system of subordination.” — John Corvino Copy Share
“Why the double standard of counting dignitary harm (in addition to material harms) against conscience claims, but not at all against speech? This is… — John Corvino Copy Share
“No one doubts that relocating a growing congregation is inconvenient. So is relocating a growing shoe store, supermarket, or household. But it doesn’t follow… — John Corvino Copy Share
“As philosophy professor Dale Miller asks, “if the business owner is willing to accept less responsibility for her decisions, then why should she expect… — John Corvino Copy Share
“Do not let the focus on bakers and florists obscure this point: It is currently legal in most states to fire people for being… — John Corvino Copy Share
“the law cannot respect the conscience of flesh-and-blood human beings unless it also recognizes conscience claims brought by the corporations they form.” — John Corvino Copy Share
“By treating blacks as inferior, such policies were an affront to their dignity. This would be true even if these policies had not been… — John Corvino Copy Share
“The plain fact is that Kim Davis wanted to hold gay people to a different standard than her fellow divorcees: For gays, she would… — John Corvino Copy Share
“The Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg has put the point sharply: “With or without [religion], you would have good people doing good things and… — John Corvino Copy Share
“Whether a distinction is invidious—rooted in harmful attitudes or ideas about a group and so likely to spread contempt—depends not on whether it’s conduct-… — John Corvino Copy Share
