“In short, when it comes to colonial America, religious persecution—in the sense of persecution both based in religion and aimed at religion—was… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“The Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg has put the point sharply: “With or without [religion], you would have good people doing good… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“A person is better off for having performed sincere religious acts even when they rest on false premises.” — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“Then why should the side effects of your exercise of religious freedom effectively “impose your religion” on those affected—or undermine their own… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“Hobby Lobby is also the first case ever to treat a for-profit corporation as a person capable of practicing religion.” — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“Elane Photography’s owners were fined more than $6,000 for declining on religious grounds to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony. A small family… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“First, just because people’s religious beliefs can be easily accommodated, it does not follow that they should. Sometimes accommodations reinforce sentiments that… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“In substituting her religious beliefs for the law, Kim Davis placed burdens on third parties who did not share those beliefs. Such… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
“But suppose they are correct. Suppose we grant that there is always some good when individuals—even Bardwell—harmonize their actions with their moral… — John Corvino Copy Share Image
Faithiest resonated with me in many ways-not only because, like Chris, I am a gay former-Christian atheist who still thinks of my… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
