Religion and politics after marriage equality in Australia

Contemporary Challenges in the Politics of Religious Freedom

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ID6234583
AuthorsKate Gleeson (0000-0003-2539-5910, Macquarie University, corresponding author), Elenie Poulos (0000-0001-6804-8068, Macquarie University)
Year2024
Volume59
Issue1
Pages72-77
Publication date2024-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2023.2293694
OpenAlexW4391656184
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

The passage of marriage equality via the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 ushered in a new era for religion and politics in Australia. The polarised public debate that was provoked in the lead-up to the legislation continued and only served to entrench the perceived incompatibility of religious freedom and LGBTIQ+ rights. The articles in this Symposium responding to these developments were first presented as works-in-progress at a Macquarie University workshop on 'Religion and Politics after Marriage Equality'. In the Introduction to this Symposium, we briefly outline the history and context of the religious freedom debate that crystalised after 2017 to introduce the three interdisciplinary articles that follow, each offering a unique perspective on the public, political, and highly personal controversies that accompanied this momentous change. Together these articles seek to enhance our understanding of how the discourse of religious freedom is being wielded for political gain

Political economy · Political science · Politics · Religious freedom · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Gender Studies · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development

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