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Faith, politics, and sexual diversity in Canada and the United States /
The recent agitation of lesbians, gays, and other sexual minorities for political recognition has provoked a heated response among religious activists, many of whom fear that moral decay is a necessary accompaniment to the public recognition of sexual diversity. In this remarkable comparative study,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Vancouver [B.C.] :
UBC Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The recent agitation of lesbians, gays, and other sexual minorities for political recognition has provoked a heated response among religious activists, many of whom fear that moral decay is a necessary accompaniment to the public recognition of sexual diversity. In this remarkable comparative study, expert authors explore the tenacity of anti-gay sentiment, as well as the dramatic shifts in public attitudes towards queer groups across all faith communities in both the United States and Canada. They conclude that, despite the ongoing conflict, religious adherence does not invariably entail opposition to the political acknowledgment of queer rights. </body> </html> |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 462 pages) : illustrations, digital file |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-443) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780774820110 077482011X 9780774820097 0774820098 1283054396 9781283054393 |