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6 - The Politics of Conscience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2023

Amy Gais
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Washington University, St Louis
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The conclusion of this book bridges past and present to consider pressing controversies on religious freedom and liberty of conscience in American politics today, utilizingtwo case studies from across the political spectrum. The former concerns a florist who refuses to design floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding, and the latter concerns a humanitarian aid worker who harbors undocumented migrants at the US-Mexico border. Over the course of this book, I register the myriad of ways in which each figure sharpens our thinking about contemporary debates on liberty of conscience, and in the end, I side with Bayle in his recognition of the psychological infringement of hypocritical conformity worthy of abatement when possible.

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • The Politics of Conscience
  • Amy Gais, Washington University, St Louis
  • Book: The Coerced Conscience
  • Online publication: 07 December 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009371964.006
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  • The Politics of Conscience
  • Amy Gais, Washington University, St Louis
  • Book: The Coerced Conscience
  • Online publication: 07 December 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009371964.006
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  • The Politics of Conscience
  • Amy Gais, Washington University, St Louis
  • Book: The Coerced Conscience
  • Online publication: 07 December 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009371964.006
Available formats
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