scholarly journals Sacralizing Liberals and Fair-Minded Conservatives: Ideological Symmetry in the Moral Motives in the Culture War

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Abraham Frimer ◽  
Matt Motyl ◽  
Caitlin E. Tell
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Culture War ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Corporate Rights ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
Keystone Xl

Political arguments may endure seemingly into perpetuity because the conflicted combatants view the issues in different ways, with one side decrying unfairness and the other side decrying attacks on the sacrosanct. We tested whether both conservatives and liberals rely on protecting the sacrosanct when justifying their attitudes on some contentious moral issues. In 4 studies, we examine how liberals and conservatives justify their political attitudes on the issues of same-sex marriage and the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Liberals supported same-sex marriage rights primarily in the name of fairness and equality; conservatives primarily opposed same-sex marriage rights as a matter of protecting the sanctity of traditional marriage. Symmetrically, liberals primarily opposed the development of the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a matter of protecting the sanctity of the Earth; conservatives supported the development of the pipeline as a matter of promoting fairness (e.g., corporate rights; as well as citing economic and foreign policy implications). Like conservatives, liberals also bring sacred thinking to moral issues. The culture war is mired in stalemate partly because each side considers some matters to be sacrosanct, and other matters as suitable for revision in the name of fairness.

scholarly journals 權利與善——論同性婚姻

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Xudong FANG
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
Reductio Ad Absurdum ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
Heterosexual Marriage ◽  
The Ideal

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.本文由兩個部分構成，第一部分闡述了不反對同性婚姻合法化的理由，逐一討論了對同性婚姻合法化的五種反對意見，認為它們都不成立。第二部分論述了儒家推崇異性婚姻的原因，其主要考慮是同性婚姻不能像異性婚姻那樣可以提供倫理的完整性。作者強調，作為公民權利，同性婚姻可以被自由追求，但作為儒家則以異性婚姻為婚姻的理想模式。前者事關權利，後者事關“善”，有各自的界限，不得逾越。This paper consists of two parts. In the first part, the author refutes, one by one, five objections to the legalization of same-sex marriage, including arguments grounded in naturalness, origin, reductio ad absurdum, compromising traditional marriage, and Jiang Qing’s doctrine of particular human rights. The strongest reason for advocating the legalization of same-sex marriage is the doctrine of equal rights. As contemporary people, we have no reason to deny that all individuals have equal rights. The second part discusses why Confucianism prefers heterosexual marriage. The main consideration is that same-sex marriages cannot provide ethical integrity, as heterosexual marriages do. The author emphasizes that, as a civil right, same-sex marriage can be pursued freely, but for a Confucian, heterosexual marriage is the ideal mode of marriage. The former concerns what is “right,” whereas the latter relates to what is “good.” There is an insurmountable boundary between right and good.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 423 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.

Same-Sex Relationships

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna L. Grossman ◽  
Lawrence M. Friedman
Keyword(s):  
Family Law ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
The Right ◽  
Constitutional Analysis

This chapter describes what might be the last battleground over “traditional” marriage—same-sex marriage, and the social and legal revolution that brought us from an era in which it was never contemplated to one in which, depending on the state, it is either expressly authorized or expressly prohibited. Same-sex marriage has posed—and continues to pose—a challenge to traditional definitions of marriage and family. But, more importantly, the issue implies broader changes in family law—the increasing role of constitutional analysis; limits on the right of government to regulate the family; and the clash between the traditional family form and a new and wider menu of intimate and household arrangements, and all this against the background of the rise of a stronger form of individualism.

Cultural and Institutional Factors Affecting Political Contention over Moral Issues

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Tatalovich ◽  
Mildred Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
The Political ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Political Contention

AbstractAbortion and same-sex marriage are moral issues that remain highly contentious in the political life of the United States compared to other countries. This level of contention is explained through comparison with Canada. Contrasts in culture and institutions shaping issues and the political avenues that allow their enactment account for differences in the tenor of politics in the two countries.

scholarly journals 文化戰爭中的家庭觀與同性婚姻

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Jue WANG
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
Traditional View ◽  
Culture War ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Digital Commons ◽  
The Family ◽  
Modern Family

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English only.Mark Cherry’s critical reflection on same-sex marriage is based on a general discussion of the culture war between the traditional view of the family and the liberal view. He discloses three kinds of social and moral risks in the cultural transformation from the traditional family to the post-modern family, and casts doubt on the goal of the legalization of same-sex marriage in contemporary society.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 91 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.

Catholicism, Gender, Secularism, and Democracy

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Sexual Morality ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Democratic Regimes ◽  
Legislative Agenda ◽  
And Gender

This chapter offers an interpretation as to why issues of secularism and gender did not play a significant role in transitions from authoritarian to democratic regimes in Catholic contexts. By the time highly divisive and politically contested issues of “gender,” such as the legalization of divorce, abortion, or same-sex marriage, emerged on the legislative agenda in most Catholic countries, democratic regimes had already been consolidated. In reaction to the Catholic Church’s official defense of a “traditionalist” position on gender issues and a singularly obsessive focus on “sexual” moral issues, one can observe, throughout the Catholic world, a dual process of female secularization and erosion of the Catholic Church’s authority on sexual morality.

The invention of tradition: Same-sex marriage and its discontents in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-562
Author(s):  
Marco Wan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gay Rights ◽  
Civil Servant ◽  
Marriage Equality ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Tax Assessment ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
The Government

Abstract In Leung Chun Kwong v. Secretary for the Civil Service, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal held that the government unlawfully discriminated against a gay civil servant by refusing to recognize his same-sex marriage—entered into abroad—when considering the granting of local spousal benefits and joint tax assessment. The year before, in QT v. Director of Immigration, the court had ruled against the government for denying the partner of a British lesbian a dependant visa on the basis of her sexual orientation. QT and Leung Chun Kwong are landmarks in the rapidly evolving jurisprudence on same-sex marriage in the territory. This article presents an analysis of the Hong Kong cases relating to gay rights and same-sex marriage. It contends that, even though the need to protect traditional marriage is cited as a reason against marriage equality in many jurisdictions, the claim is particularly problematic in Hong Kong, given the city’s unique marriage history. It draws on the historian Eric Hobsbawm’s notion of “the invention of tradition” to argue that the rhetoric of traditional marriage conjures up an imagined past that displaces a vast and varied set of long-standing marital practices. By exploring government reports and records pertaining to Chinese marriages in colonial Hong Kong, this article then examines these forgotten traditions and demonstrates their significance for understanding the marriage equality debate in the territory in our own time.

Geographic Polarization, Partisan Voting, And The Battle Over Same‐Sex Marriage Within The Culture War

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad J Kinsella ◽  
Colleen Mctague ◽  
Kevin Raleigh
Keyword(s):  
Culture War ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Geographic Polarization

“THIS MAN IS MY WIFE”: THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PROHIBITION ACT OF 2014 IN NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-104
Author(s):  
Habibat Oladosu-Uthman
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Western Modernity ◽  
Nigerian Government ◽  
Traditional Marriage

AbstractThe increased visibility of same-sex relationships and the call for same-sex marriages have been particular challenges to the traditional marriage system in Africa in the contemporary period. While some critics have argued, erroneously, that same-sex relationships were completely unknown to the African continent until the advent of Western modernity, others have suggested that the practices speak to a greater malaise confronting African societies. Nigeria is not an exception in this case. In light of these trends, this article examines the Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which was promulgated by the Nigerian government in 2014 and has since led to infractions upon the human rights of citizens in same-sex relationships. The article examines these developments around same-sex relationships in the context of wider social and economic challenges to the traditional marriage institution in Nigeria.

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