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Same-Sex Marriage And Religious Liberty Clashes In The U.S., After Obergefell V. Hodges: (An American Constitutional Challenge), Patrick M. Talbot Jan 2015

Same-Sex Marriage And Religious Liberty Clashes In The U.S., After Obergefell V. Hodges: (An American Constitutional Challenge), Patrick M. Talbot

Patrick M Talbot

This is a revision of an earlier article, to be published in a forthcoming book in Indonesia on religious liberty, in a comparative study of events in America. It examines two issues impacting religious liberty against a "right" to same-sex marriage, after SCOTUS' decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. Issue I is about the now lost right of States to adhere to a traditional definition of marriage, through a democratic process. Issue II is about the impact this case will have on religious vendors seeking to abstain from involvement in same-sex wedding and similar ceremonies (gay celebrations) on grounds of sincere …