TY - BOOK ID - 85296837 TI - Religious discrimination and cultural context : a common law perspective PY - 2018 SN - 1108502326 1108394876 1108503640 1108423051 110843567X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Religion and state. KW - Religious discrimination KW - Freedom of religion. KW - Freedom of religion KW - Freedom of worship KW - Intolerance KW - Liberty of religion KW - Religious freedom KW - Religious liberty KW - Separation of church and state KW - Freedom of expression KW - Liberty KW - State and religion KW - State, The KW - Law and legislation. KW - Law and legislation KW - Religious aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85296837 AB - Generations of festering culture wars, compounded by actual wars in predominantly Muslim countries, the terrorism of Isis, and the ongoing migrant crisis have all combined to make religious discrimination the most pressing challenge now facing many governments. For the leading common law nations, with their shared Christian cultural heritage balanced by a growing secularism, the threat presented by this toxic mix has the potential to destabilise civil society. This book suggests that the instances of religious discrimination, as currently legally defined, are constrained by that cultural context, exacerbated by a policy of multiculturalism, and in practice, conflated with racial, ethnic or other forms of discrimination. Kerry O'Halloran argues that many culture war issues - such as those that surround the pro-choice/pro-life debate and the rights of the LGBT community - can be viewed as rooted in the same Christian morality that underpins the law relating to religious discrimination. ER -