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Exemptions : Necessary, Justified, or Misguided? / Kent Greenawalt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674969162
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.7308/5
LOC classification:
  • KF4783
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Exemptions for Military Service -- 3. Tax Exemptions and Deductions -- 4. Forbidden Substances -- 5. Receiving and Participating in Medical Procedures -- 6. Contraceptives and the Hobby Lobby Case -- 7. Prisons and Land Use -- 8. Same-Sex Marriage and Sexual Relations -- 9. Religious Bodies and the Role of Common Law -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary: Should laws apply to everyone, or should some people be exempt because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? Through a close study of several cases, from abortion to taxes, Kent Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9780674969162

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Exemptions for Military Service -- 3. Tax Exemptions and Deductions -- 4. Forbidden Substances -- 5. Receiving and Participating in Medical Procedures -- 6. Contraceptives and the Hobby Lobby Case -- 7. Prisons and Land Use -- 8. Same-Sex Marriage and Sexual Relations -- 9. Religious Bodies and the Role of Common Law -- 10. Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index

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Should laws apply to everyone, or should some people be exempt because of conflicting religious or moral convictions? Through a close study of several cases, from abortion to taxes, Kent Greenawalt demonstrates how to weigh competing values without losing sight of practical considerations like the difficulty of implementing a specific law.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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