Weaponising religious freedom: Same-sex marriage and gender equality in the Philippines

AbstractThis article spells out the ways in which religious freedom has been deployed against proponents of same-sex marriage and gender equality in the Philippines. While the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and allies have appealed to religious freedom to gain equal...

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Published in:Religion and human rights
Authors: Serrano Cornelio, Jayeel (Author) ; Dagle, Robbin Charles M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill, Nijhoff 2019
In: Religion and human rights
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBM Asia
XA Law
Further subjects:B Gender Equality
B LGBTQ rights
B Philippines
B Same-sex marriage
B Religious Freedom
B Christianity
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:AbstractThis article spells out the ways in which religious freedom has been deployed against proponents of same-sex marriage and gender equality in the Philippines. While the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and allies have appealed to religious freedom to gain equal rights under the law, conservative Christian entities have fought back by invoking the same notion. They have appropriated religious freedom, which has historically been interpreted by the courts in favour of individual liberties, to defend majoritarian values surrounding sexuality. This article describes this move as the weaponisation of religious freedom in defence of the dominant religion and an assumed majority of Filipinos whose moral sensibilities are purportedly under attack. Towards the end, the article relates this weaponisation to the experience of the Catholic Church in the contemporary public sphere and the militant character of Christianity that continues to view the Philippines as a Christian nation.
ISSN:1871-0328
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion and human rights
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18710328-13021146