13 Roman Catholics and Same-Sex Marriage in Quebec

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vi
3. Figures and Tables x
4. Preface xiv
5. INTRODUCTION
6. 1 The Difference that a Border Makes: The Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion in Canada and the United States 1
7. PUBLIC OPINION
8. 2 Culture War? A Closer Look at the Role of Religion, Denomination, and Religiosity in US Public Opinion on Multiple Sexualities 29
9. 3 A Twenty-Year Survey of Canadian Attitudes towards Homosexuality and Gay Rights 49
10. 4 “Civility without Compromise”: Evangelical Attitudes towards Same-Sex Issues in Comparative Context 71
11. 5 The Pro-Family Movement in Canada and the United States: Institutional Histories and Barriers to Diffusion 87
12. 6 Evangelicals, the Christian Right, and Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States: Simple and Complex Stories 101
13. 7 Liberal, with Conservative “Vibrations”: African-American Protestants and the Struggle over Legal Rights for Gay and Lesbian Couples 121
14. 8 Canadian Evangelicals and Same-Sex Marriage 144
15. MAINLINE PROTESTANTS
16. 9 It’s All about Sex The Roots of Opposition to Gay and Lesbian Marriages in Some Christian Churches 165
17. 10 Focusing, Framing, and Discerning The United Church of Canada and the Same-Sex Marriage Debate 177
18. 11 American Mainline Protestantism and Deliberation about Homosexuality 189
19. 12 Catholicism, Homosexuality, and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States 207
20. 13 Roman Catholics and Same-Sex Marriage in Quebec 219
21. NON-CHRISTIAN RESPONSES
22. 14 Paths from Emancipation: American Jews and Same-Sex Marriage 239
23. 15 Muslims and Sexual Diversity in North America 255
24. POLITICAL PARTIES
25. 16 The Conservative Party of Canada and Its Religious Constituencies 279
26. 17 The Politics of Marriage and American Party Politics: Evidence from the 2004 US Election 300
27. RIGHTS CLAIMING
28. 18 The Supreme Court of Canada’s Attempt to Reconcile Freedom of Religion and Sexual Orientation Equality in the Public Schools 321
29. 19 Law, Sexuality, and Morality in the United States 339
30. 20 Cross-Border Parallels at the Political Intersection of Sexuality and Religion 357
31. Appendix A Canadian Legal and Institutional Context 375
32. Appendix B US Legal and Institutional Context 380
33. Notes 385
34. References 406
35. Contributors 444
36. Index 449