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Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society

Hunt, Stephen; Hunt, Stephen E.

Authors

Stephen Hunt

Stephen Hunt Stephen.Hunt@uwe.ac.uk
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Abstract

Few recent legislative enactments in the United Kingdom have wrought so much controversy as the Equality Act 2010. The far-ranging legislation, aiming to enhance civil rights and social inclusion, provides a unique opportunity to analyze how equality is perceived by UK governments and the implications this has for Christian constituencies, given that the right to religious freedom may, in some instances, be at variance with the right to object on moral and theological grounds to the liberties and citizenship of individuals designated to have “protected characteristics.” The Act, therefore, provides the subject of a searching examination of the issues between church and state in balancing these competing freedoms.

Citation

Hunt, S., & Hunt, S. E. (2013). Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society. Journal of Church and State, 55(4), 690-711. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/css078

Journal Article Type Review
Publication Date Dec 1, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Church and State
Print ISSN 0021-969X
Electronic ISSN 2040-4867
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 55
Issue 4
Pages 690-711
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/css078
Keywords equality, United Kingdom, equalit Act 2010, church-state, post-Christian society
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/927220
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jcs/css078