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Free to believe [electronic resource] : rethinking freedom of conscience and religion in Canada / Mary Anne Waldron.

By: Publication details: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, c2013 2013)Description: 1 online resource (298 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781442663077 (electronic bk.)
  • 1442663073 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 342.7108/52 23
LOC classification:
  • KE4430 .W24 2013eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction. How freedom of conscience and religion are protected and why it matters -- Early cases : getting off on the wrong foot -- Culture wars : majority versus minority values -- When religion and politics intertwine -- Human rights : a zero sum game? -- Conflicting rights : a balancing act? -- Freedom of conscience : the forgotten human right -- Can we change? : (And why we should).
Summary: Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion -- the first of the "fundamental freedoms" listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- and its interpretation in the courts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-284) and index.

Introduction. How freedom of conscience and religion are protected and why it matters -- Early cases : getting off on the wrong foot -- Culture wars : majority versus minority values -- When religion and politics intertwine -- Human rights : a zero sum game? -- Conflicting rights : a balancing act? -- Freedom of conscience : the forgotten human right -- Can we change? : (And why we should).

Free to Believe investigates the protection for freedom of conscience and religion -- the first of the "fundamental freedoms" listed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- and its interpretation in the courts.

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